Central Station (1998)
Directed by Walter Salles
A cynical letter-writer at Rio's Central Station takes a newly orphaned boy on a long trip into Brazil's northeastern backlands to find the father he has never met.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Central do Brasil station, Rio de Janeiro≈ 00:01:00Stated on screen
Dora writes letters for the illiterate; Josué's mother dies outside the station and the boy is left alone.
- 2Dora's apartment≈ 00:15:00Rio de Janeiro, BrazilStated on screen
Dora takes Josué home, sells him to traffickers and then snatches him back.
- 3On the road with César≈ 00:40:00Backlands of Northeastern BrazilInferred
Out of money, they ride with a trucker, César, who leaves them after Dora opens up to him.
- 4Bom Jesus do Norte (fictional)≈ 01:05:00Stated on screenFictional
- 5Housing estate where Jesus moved (fictional)≈ 01:30:00Stated on screenFictional
- 6Bus back to Rio≈ 01:50:00Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 3,639 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Bus: 3,168 km
- Not shown: 471 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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