This is a partial list of films set in
Rio de Janeiro.
B
*''
Blame It on Rio
''Blame It on Rio'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Charlie Peters and Larry Gelbart based on the 1977 French film ''Un moment d'égarement'', starring an ensemble cast led by Michael Caine, Joseph ...
'' (1984)
C
*''
Central Station'' (1998)
*''
Charlie Chan in Rio
''Charlie Chan in Rio'' is a 1941 film featuring the Asian detective Charlie Chan. It was the tenth film to feature Sidney Toler as the title character, who is called upon to investigate the death of a suspected murderer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...
'' (1941)
*''
City of God'' (2002)
*''
City of Men
''Cidade dos Homens'' (English title: ''City of Men'') is a Brazilian television show created by Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles, the directors of the film '' City of God''. The series was watched by 35 million viewers in Brazil and was re ...
'' (2007)
D
*''
Double Trouble'' (1984)
*''
Dhoom 2'' (2006)
E
*''
Elite Squad
''Elite Squad'' ( pt, Tropa de Elite, ) is a 2007 Brazilian crime film based on the novel ''Elite da Tropa'' by Luiz Eduardo Soares, André Batista, and Rodrigo Pimentel. Directed by José Padilha from a screenplay by Padilha, Bráulio Manto ...
'' (2007)
*''
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within'' (2010)
*''
Emmanuelle in Rio
Emmanuelle in Rio is a 2003 made-for-television erotic film, directed by Kevin Alber and produced by Alain Siritzky from a script by Alber (as Ura Hee).
Synopsis
Erotic adventuress Emmanuelle journeys to Brazil, where, as an internationally renown ...
'' (2003)
F
*''
Fast Five'' (2011)
*''
Favela Rising'' (2005)
*''
Flying Down to Rio'' (1933)
*''
Four Days in September
''Four Days in September'' ( pt, O Que É Isso, Companheiro?) is a 1997 Brazilian thriller film directed by Bruno Barreto and produced by his parents Lucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto. It is a dramatized version of the 1969 kidnapping of the United ...
'' (1997)
*''
From Beginning to End
''From Beginning to End'' ( pt, Do Começo ao Fim) is a 2009 Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Aluizio Abranches, starring Fábio Assunção, Júlia Lemmertz, Gabriel Kaufmann, Lucas Cotrim, João Gabriel Vasconcellos and Rafael Cardoso ...
'' (2009)
*
Fletch
G
*''
Girl from Rio'' (2001)
*''
The Girl from Rio'' (1969)
*''
Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019) (briefly)
*''
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' (2024)
H
*''
L'homme de Rio'' (1964)
I
*''
The Incredible Hulk'' (2008)
K
*''
Kickboxer 3: The Art of War'' (1992)
L
* ''
Latin Lovers'' (1953)
M
*''
Moonraker'' (1979)
O
*''
Orfeu Negro
''Black Orpheus'' (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Orfeu Negro'' ) is a 1959 romance film, romantic tragedy film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play ''Orfeu da Co ...
'' (1959)
*''
OSS 117: Lost in Rio'' (2009)
*''
OSS 117 Mission for a Killer
''Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117'' (released in the United States as ''OSS 117–Mission for a Killer'') is a 1965 French/Italian international co-production Eurospy spy-fi film. It was the third OSS 117 film directed by André Hunebelle and produce ...
'' (1965)
P
*''
Penguins of Madagascar'' (2014) (briefly)
R
*''
Reaching for the Moon'' (2013)
*''
Rio
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
'' (1939)
*''
Rio
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
'' (2011)
*''
Rio 2
''Rio 2'' is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. It is the sequel to the 2011 computer-animated film ''Rio'' and the second installment of the ''Rio'' franchise. ...
'' (2014) (beginning)
*''
Rio, I Love You
''Rio, I Love You'' ( pt, Rio, Eu Te Amo) is a 2014 Brazilian anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. It's the fourth film in the ''Cities of Love'' franchise (following 2006's ''Paris, je t'aime'', the 2008 ...
'' (2014)
*''
Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury'' (2013)
*''
Rio Sex Comedy
''Rio Sex Comedy'' is a 2010 comedy film, written and directed by Jonathan Nossiter and starring Charlotte Rampling, and Bill Pullman, and Irène Jacob. It premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on 16 September.
Plot
Rio de Jane ...
'' (2010)
*''
Road to Rio'' (1947)
S
*''
Saludos Amigos
''Saludos Amigos'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "Greetings, Friends") is a 1942 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. It is the List of ...
'' (1943)
T
*''
That Night in Rio
''That Night in Rio'' is a 1941 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche (in a dual role as an American entertainer and an aristocratic businessman he is asked to impersonate tempora ...
'' (1941)
*''
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' (2011)
* ''
The Pebble and the Penguin'' (1995)
* ''
The Producers'' (2005) (briefly)
W
*''
Wild Orchid'' (1989)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Films set in Rio de Janeiro
Rio
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
Brazil culture-related lists