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Urca

neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil · -22.9489, -43.1656

Av. João Luiz Alves, n° 13

Urca is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“Força de um desejo also had scenes shot on Grumari beach, in Alto da Boa Vista and in Forte São João, in Urca, all tourist spots in Rio de Janeiro.”
Força de um Desejo (1999–) · Wikipedia

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Urca
Photo: Arthur Jacob · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Urca as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Urca?

3 productions are recorded as filmed in Urca, including Black Orpheus (1959), I'm Still Here (2024) and Força de um Desejo (1999–). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Urca?

Black Orpheus (1959), covered by 44 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Urca?

Urca is in Brazil, at Av. João Luiz Alves, n° 13. Its coordinates are -22.9489, -43.1656.

What other filming locations are near Urca?

Praia Vermelha (under 1 km), Sugarloaf Mountain (under 1 km), Morro da Babilônia (1 km south), Leme (1 km south) 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 Arthur Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0.