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Bangu

neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil ยท -22.8830, -43.4670

Bangu is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia article of 1 production โ€” 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.

“For the scenes happening at the Bangu 1 prison, forty professionals worked during two months constructing a 500mยฒ detention center, based on notations from art director Tiago Marques about the place, since they didn't get clearance to take pictures of the real building.”
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010) ยท Wikipedia

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Bangu
Photo: Neo at Portuguese Wikipedia ยท Public domain ยท Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

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

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Bangu?

1 production is recorded as filmed in Bangu, including Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Where is Bangu?

Bangu is in Brazil, at -22.8830, -43.4670.

What other filming locations are near Bangu?

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Lapa, Rocinha and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

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 Neo at Portuguese Wikipedia, Public domain.