Blame It on Rio Filming Locations

Upscale Gávea, in the shadow of the towering Pedra da Gávea granite summit, is known for the Baixo Gávea, a buzzing enclave packed with trendy cafes and bars. The elegant Jockey Club racetrack and the stylish Shopping Gávea mall both draw fashionable crowds. Other attractions in the area include Rio’s planetarium and Instituto Moreira Salles, a modernist cultural center with exhibitions and movie screenings.

Rio de Janeiro is a huge seaside city in Brazil, famed for its Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, 38m Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mount Corcovado and for Sugarloaf Mountain, a granite peak with cable cars to its summit. The city is also known for its sprawling favelas (shanty towns). Its raucous Carnaval festival, featuring parade floats, flamboyant costumes and samba dancers, is considered the world’s largest.

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo.