World’s biggest floating Christmas tree lights up in Rio

Video. World’s biggest floating Christmas tree lights up in Rio

A colourful spectacle of fireworks and lights marked the launching of Rio de Janeiro’s traditional floating Christmas tree on Saturday. The massive metal structure, recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest floating Christmas tree, is 53 metres (174 feet) tall and weighs 350 tonnes (386 tons).

A colourful spectacle of fireworks and lights marked the launching of Rio de Janeiro’s traditional floating Christmas tree on Saturday. The massive metal structure, recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest floating Christmas tree, is 53 metres (174 feet) tall and weighs 350 tonnes (386 tons).