Abel Gomes has been responsible for the Christmas tree decoration since 1996. This year's display featured 15 various cycles of light and colour from 105km of illuminated rope light (more than double than that of 2009) with 3.3m mini lamps and 2100 spotlights. To complete the show and draw the crowds, four Syncrolite 7K were placed at the base of the tree. The entire show was programmed using W-DMX.
The team needed to programme from a long distance to get the right visibility. They installed a grandMA far enough away and were able to get the best audience point of view for programming. Once programmed, all the control equipment was located in the tree base.
Lighting designer Valmor Neves, the tree programmer Marcos Campos, together with Cesar de Ramirez, the opening night show grandMA programmer commented, "The W-DMX worked flawlessly every night. With the logistics of the water and distances involved, I don't know how this tree could be lit any other way. It's a fantastically reliable solution."
The lighting rig was supplied by Companhia da Luz. Lighting Bits, the Wireless Solution distributor for Brazil based in Sao Paulo, supplied all W-DMX equipment.
(Jim Evans)
