9 Famous Foreign Films That Were Recorded in Brazil

Synopsis: Castanha is a capuchin monkey raised in captivity who finds himself, suddenly, alone and helpless in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, after a plane crash. Following the animal's point of view, the documentary reveals the mysteries of the region's fauna and flora, highlighting the difficulties faced by the animal and even some of its friendships, such as the one with the female monkey Gaia.

• Since it carries the name of a Brazilian territory, certainly the plot takes place in the same place. The French film was directed by Thierry Ragobert, a specialist in documentaries related to nature.

Synopsis: Scientist Bruce Banner hides in Brazil while desperately seeking a cure for the mutation that turns him into an uncontrollable monster. Only then will he be able to lead a normal life again and be with the woman he loves. However, during this process, he has to fight a new enemy who wants to capture him, known as "The Abominable".

• During the storyline, at the time when Bruce Banner is researching a cure for his transformation into the Hulk, the scenario that appears, from a favela, it is a recording made in Tavares Bastos, in Morro da Nova Cintra, in the city of Santos, São Paul. In addition, actress Débora Nascimento participated in the work.
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Synopsis: “Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) finally get married, in a ceremony attended by friends and family. The couple decides to spend their honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro and, soon after, Bella becomes pregnant. What they didn't expect was that the pregnancy would be so complicated, putting the life of the baby and the mother at risk."

• As the synopsis itself says, the characters spent their honeymoon in the city of Rio de Janeiro, making the Brazilian capital one of the main scenarios of the plot.

Synopsis: A group of young people enjoy their holidays on the Brazilian coast. When they join locals partying on the beach, they are drugged and when they wake up they find their credit cards and passports stolen. The group goes to a house in the jungle to protect themselves, only to discover that they are in a lot of danger.

• The film was recorded in Brazil, in cities in the states of São Paulo, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro. It tells the story of a group of young gringos who come to spend their holidays in these cities and end up being robbed, kidnapped and tormented by a psychopath.

Synopsis: Ever since ex-cop Brian O'Conner and Mia Torretto broke Dom out of prison, they've been traveling across borders to evade the authorities. In Rio de Janeiro, they do one last job before they can gain their definitive freedom. Assembling their elite team of car racers, Brian and Dom know they have to face the corrupt businessman who wants them dead, before the federal agent on their trail finds them.

• Some of the scenes of one of the most famous films in cinema were recorded in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in places like Ipanema Beach, Lapa, Corcovado, among other places.

Synopsis: A group of mercenaries, led by Barney Ross, and his henchmen accept a mission that seems to be routine: a secret operation, at the behest of the Church, to invade the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its dictator. It doesn't take long for the group to realize that the mission is a suicide operation. Caught in a dangerous web of betrayal, but knowing an innocent is in danger, Barney and his men decide to finish the job.

• Part of the recordings were made in the municipality of Mangaratiba, in Rio de Janeiro, and other places in this state. In addition, Gisele Itié, a Brazilian actress, also participated in the film.

Synopsis: During the Cold War, Indiana Jones and young Mutt search for the Crystal Skull, a mystical object of great value, but soon realize they are not alone. Soviets led by the cruel Irina Spalko also want the object to try to dominate the world through it.

•  Some of the scenes in the work take place in the municipality of Foz do Iguaçu, in Paraná. They were made in the Falls and in its National Park.

Synopsis: Accompanied by the beautiful CIA agent Holly, the hero goes to Rio de Janeiro, Venice and even outer space to stop Hugo Drax's plan, which intends to wipe out the Earth using a deadly gas.

• In this 1979 film, the legend known as James Bond visits Rio de Janeiro, most of the scenes being recorded in the cable car on the Sugarloaf Mountain.

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