City of God (2002)
Directed by Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
A boy who wants to be a photographer grows up in Cidade de Deus, a housing project on the western edge of Rio de Janeiro, as its gangs grow from small-time thieves into a drug war through the 1960s and 70s.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1The new housing project, 1960s≈ 00:05:00Cidade de Deus, Rio de JaneiroStated on screen
In the 1960s the Tender Trio rob gas trucks while young Li'l Dice watches and Rocket's brother Goose is among them.
- 2Motel near the favela≈ 00:20:00Cidade de Deus, Rio de JaneiroInferred
Li'l Dice turns a motel robbery into a massacre.
- 3Cidade de Deus, 1970s≈ 00:30:00Cidade de Deus, Rio de JaneiroStated on screen
In the 1970s Li'l Zé seizes the drug trade, and his feud with Carrot and Knockout Ned turns into war.
- 4Jornal do Brasil newsroom≈ 01:40:00Rio de Janeiro, BrazilStated on screen
- 5Final shootout≈ 01:50:00Cidade de Deus, Rio de JaneiroStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 40 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Bus: 20 km
- Not shown: 20 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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