Towns & cities
Recife
municipality of Pernambuco state, Brazil
Brazil · -8.0539, -34.8808
Recife is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Recife, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 7 more.
4 places inside Recife have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Recife as well.
Movies filmed in Recife
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Recife as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Neighbouring Sounds 2012
- Mango Yellow 2002
- Artificial Paradises 2012
- Aitaré da Praia 1925
- Tatuagem 2013
- Kuarup 1989
- Lisbela e o Prisioneiro 2003
Filming locations inside Recife
4 places inside Recife, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Recife too.
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Landmarks & buildings
Cine São Luiz
Brazil
traditional street cinema in the city of Recife, Brazil
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Landmarks & buildings
Federal University of Pernambuco
Brazil
Brazilian university
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Landmarks & buildings
Ginásio Pernambucano
Brazil
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Streets & squares
Ponte 6 de Março
Brazil
bridge in Recife, Pernambuco. Brazil
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Ginásio Pernambucano
Brazil·under 1 km
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Landmarks & buildings
Cine São Luiz
Brazil·under 1 km
traditional street cinema in the city of Recife, Brazil
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Streets & squares
Ponte 6 de Março
Brazil·1 km south-west
bridge in Recife, Pernambuco. Brazil
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Landscapes & nature
Capibaribe River
Brazil·2 km east
river in Pernambuco, Brazil
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Landmarks & buildings
Federal University of Pernambuco
Brazil·8 km west
Brazilian university
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Landmarks & buildings
Praia do Paiva
Brazil·25 km south
beach in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Recife?
10 productions are recorded as filmed in Recife, including The Secret Agent (2025), Blue Eyes (2009) and Bezerra de Menezes: o diário de um espírito (2008). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Recife?
The Secret Agent (2025), covered by 29 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Recife?
Recife is in Brazil. Its coordinates are -8.0539, -34.8808.
What other filming locations are near Recife?
Ginásio Pernambucano (under 1 km), Cine São Luiz (under 1 km), Ponte 6 de Março (1 km south-west), Capibaribe River (2 km east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Portal da Copa/ME, CC BY 3.0 br.