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Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (2010)

Where Astral City: A Spiritual Journey says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Most of this film is set in a city that does not exist, yet its walls, gate and skyline stand in Rio de Janeiro

Scenes and places

The valley where André wakes (2010)

After he dies, a selfish physician expecting heaven instead wakes in a valley of devastation. Like the castaways around him he is deemed a suicide, and he cannot understand why this is his fate.

Set in The valley of devastation — The dark valley of suffering spirits where André wakes after death; an imagined place.

A barren valley of lost spirits, drawn from the spiritist book rather than any real landscape.

Filmed at Quarry in the Jacarepaguá area, Rio de Janeiro — A quarry of about 10,000 square metres stood in for the valley. The coordinate is the district centre, not the exact quarry. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The wall outside the city (2010)

A beam of light comes down from the sky and rescues spirits from the deep troughs of the valley. André is rescued and lifted toward a spiritual city called Nosso Lar (Our Home).

Set in The wall outside Nosso Lar — The wall that separates the valley from the spiritual city; an imagined place.

A purpose-built film set rather than a historic structure.

Filmed at Guaratiba farm, Rio de Janeiro — A wall about 70 m long and 7 m high was actually built on a farm here. The coordinate is the district centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The gate into Nosso Lar (2010)

Lifted into Nosso Lar, André finds a city of ministries and homes where he makes new friends and alliances.

Set in Gate and central street of Nosso Lar — The entrance gate and main street of the spiritual city; an imagined place.

The city's look follows drawings by the medium Heigorina Cunha, according to the film's background.

Filmed at São Cristóvão district, Rio de Janeiro — Details were shot here after the wall's gate was moved about 20 m. The coordinate is the district centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Nosso Lar from outside (2010)

In the city, André meets his enemy, himself: he has betrayed his own existence through self-destructive actions on Earth, and must earn merit through humble hard work in the eyes of the ministries.

Set in Nosso Lar, the spiritual city — The spiritual city where most of the film takes place; an imagined place.

A war memorial in central Rio used as the city's outer view.

Filmed at Monumento dos Pracinhas, Rio de Janeiro — This Second World War memorial in Rio provided the exterior view of the city. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The street before a home in the city (2010)

André builds a life in the city, working through the humbling labour the ministries require of him.

Set in A street and house in Nosso Lar — A residential street in the spiritual city; an imagined place.

Part of the house exterior was built as a set and combined with chroma-key effects, so no real location is recorded.

The aerobus (2010)

Set in An aerobus in Nosso Lar — The flying vehicle that carries residents across the city; an imagined place.

The aerobus was built in Novo Hamburgo and carried to Rio for shooting; the exact shooting point is not recorded.

Back to Earth (2010)

His greatest wish since arriving comes true: he is granted permission to descend to Earth and see his wife and children.

Set in His family's home on Earth — André is granted permission to descend to Earth and see his wife and children.

The English Wikipedia says the film was shot in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, but names no place for this scene.

Characters

• André Luiz — A selfish, prominent physician and father of three who wakes in a valley of devastation after dying.