O Grande Mentecapto Filming Locations
Where was O Grande Mentecapto filmed? O Grande Mentecapto was filmed in 5 locations across Brazil in the following places:
O Grande Mentecapto Filming Locations
Belo Horizonte is the capital city of southeastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state. Surrounded by mountains, the city’s known for the vast Mineirão Stadium. Built in 1965, the stadium also houses the Brazilian Football Museum. Nearby are Lake Pampulha and the Pampulha Architectural Complex, home to the wavy-topped Church of St. Francis of Assisi, designed by Brazil’s modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Congonhas is a historical Brazilian city located in the state of Minas Gerais. It is situated 90 kilometres south from Belo Horizonte, the capital of state of Minas Gerais, by the highway BR-040. As of 2020, the city had a population of 55,309.
Mariana is a city in eastern Brazil known for its baroque colonial architecture. Near Praça Gomes Freire, a leafy square with a pond and a gazebo, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption houses an 18th-century German organ. Close by, the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has a rococo-style altar. The Church of St. Francis of Assisi features 18th-century Bohemian-crystal chandeliers.
Ouro Preto is a colonial town in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains of eastern Brazil. It’s known for its baroque architecture, including bridges, fountains and squares, and its steep, winding cobbled streets. Central Tiradentes Square is named after the martyr for Brazilian independence. There are numerous churches and chapels all over town, including the 18th-century St. Francis of Assisi Church.
O Grande Mentecapto (1989)
Viramundo is a sympathetic guy, perhaps insane, perhaps a genius, who decides to leave his tiny hometown and turn the world upside down.