TRAVELPhoto tour: Rio de Janeiro's stunning Christmas treeFireworks light up during the inauguration of the 85 meter-high Christmas tree at Cantagalo Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.YASUYOSHI CHIBA, AFP/Getty ImagesRio's 85-meter tree was named the world's "largest floating Christmas tree" by the Guinness Book of World Records.Armando LobosLagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, mostly known as "Lagoa", is a lake and district in Rio de Janeiro's southern zone.Rodrigo Soldon2014 marks the 19th consecutive year the Bradesco Seguros Christmas Tree has graced the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.Digo_SouzaFireworks engulf the Christmas tree during the lighting ceremony.Tathi Sobroza. Since 1995, Brazil’s largest insurance company has set up the tree near the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.ANTONIO SCORZA, AFP/Getty ImagesRio's Christmas tree is regularly among the largest Christmas trees in the world.Mario Tama, Getty ImagesLast year, 3.1 million lights illuminated the giant Christmas tree every night until the end of the year.YASUYOSHI CHIBA, AFP/Getty ImagesThe tree rises as high as a 28-story building.Digo_SouzaAfter the elaborate lighing ceremony, the tree remains lit every night until the end of the year.Digo_SouzaThe lighting of the tree (along with the Christmas holiday) is one of three major events in Rio de Janeiro, after Carnaval and New Year's Eve.Armando LobosFeatured Weekly Ad