Towns & cities
Rocinha
neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
Brazil · -22.9886, -43.2467
Rocinha is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Rocinha, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 1 more.
“While there, the crew shot at Rocinha, Lapa, Tijuca Forest, and Santa Teresa.”
Movies filmed in Rocinha
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Rocinha 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.
Set here, per Rocinha’s own Wikipedia article
Works this page’s own Wikipedia article places here. Nothing was filmed — each of these is drawn or rendered — and as above, no pin and no download entry.
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“In the 2009 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, two of the main campaign missions and a multiplayer map based on it are set in the favela.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
São Conrado
Brazil·2 km south-west
neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro
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Towns & cities
Leblon
Brazil·3 km east
neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro
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Landscapes & nature
Tijuca Forest
Brazil·3 km north
mountainous hand-planted rainforest in the city of Rio de Janeiro
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Landscapes & nature
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
Brazil·3 km north-east
park of the Botanical Garden, environmental preservation area of the Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil
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Towns & cities
Alto da Boa Vista
Brazil·3 km north
neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro
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Landscapes & nature
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
Brazil·4 km north-east
Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Rocinha?
2 productions are recorded as filmed in Rocinha, including The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Baraka (1992). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Rocinha?
The Incredible Hulk (2008), covered by 63 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Rocinha?
Rocinha is in Brazil. Its coordinates are -22.9886, -43.2467.
What other filming locations are near Rocinha?
São Conrado (2 km south-west), Leblon (3 km east), Tijuca Forest (3 km north), Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (3 km north-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 chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.