New Year s Eve in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, at the turn of 12/31 to 01/01, takes place with the burning of 17 to 25 t of fireworks lasting between 12 and 17 minutes. Studies carried out in other countries during celebrations with fireworks show a significant increase in some pollutants in the air. This study evaluated the air quality in Copacabana during the New Year celebrations from 2015 to 2020, considering the concentrations of PM10, SO2, CO and O3 sampled at the automatic station. By the Shapiro-Wilk test, an asymmetry distribution in the database was observed, and through the non-parametric test the daily concentrations between December 31st and January 1st were tested. The chemical composition PM2.5 sampled at the semi-automatic station in Copacabana in 2019 was performed using analytical techniques of ion chromatography (IC) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). During the year 2019 concentrations of PM2.5 not exceeded to national air quality standards, but according to the standards recommended by the WHO, the air quality was inappropriate. The elemental and ionic concentrations determined by ICP-MS and CI indicated species characterized from vehicular and natural sources. On January 1, 2020, the concentration ions of Cl(-)and Na(+) was attributed to marine spray, and the absence of the anions C2H3COO(-), CH2(COO)2(2-) CHOO(-) e C2O4(2-) was attributed to the lowest urban circulation.