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Bye Bye Brazil (1979)
Where Bye Bye Brazil says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A traveling circus drives from the São Francisco River to the Amazon, and only four of the places can be pinned to a map
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Scenes and places
The first shows along the São Francisco River (1979)
A traveling show of a magician, a dancer and a mute strongman plays tiny river towns. A local accordion player talks his way into the troupe, bringing his pregnant wife Dasdô.
Set in Small towns along the São Francisco River — The caravan drives up and performs in small riverside towns; the accordion player Ciço begs to join them.
The São Francisco is Brazil's largest river outside the Amazon watershed and the film's opening river.
Filmed at Piranhas, Alagoas (Piranhas, Brazil) — Filming location list names Piranhas; a film-library note mentions the market at Piranhas. Which scene was shot here is an estimate. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Off to see the sea at Maceió (1979)
The new troupe reaches the sea at Maceió, but nobody there wants a show. The dream of the coast turns into an empty stop.
Set in Maceió — The troupe drives to the coast to see the ocean and finds no business. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Maceió (Maceió, Brazil) — Wikipedia lists Maceió among the places where the film was shot on location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The town glued to the television (1979)
The audience will not look away from the TV. Lorde Cigano pretends to blow it up with magic, though it is just Salomé overloading a circuit breaker, and the townspeople run them out.
Set in A town gathered around a public television — Everyone is watching the new invention, television, in a public area.
Arm-wrestling at the gas station (1979)
Andorinha, the mute strongman, arm-wrestles a truck driver for cash and loses several times. The driver's talk of Altamira, a new El Dorado where no one can spend their money, sets the caravan's next goal.
Set in A gas station on the road — Andorinha arm-wrestles a truck driver for money as part of a bet.
The drought town with the traveling film show (1979)
Another traveler shows films to a town paying in food and odd possessions. Ciço slips into Salomé's tent as the sun sets, and Lorde Cigano decides to head for Altamira.
Set in A drought-stricken small town — A traveling performer screens films, including O Ébrio; the town has had no rain in over two years.
Birth on the Transamazonian road (1979)
A child is born in the moving van. The caravan then takes on indigenous passengers who can no longer make a living in the forest, for a price.
Set in A long, straight dirt road through dense jungle — Dasdô gives birth while the van crosses the jungle; the caravan picks up indigenous passengers who ask for a ride to Altamira.
Fire songs on the Xingu riverbank (1979)
The caravan meets the river people they carried and sees a night ritual song by the fire. A river that seemed remote now sits next to the city they are heading for.
Set in The banks of the Xingu River — A film-library note describes the singing of the Indians around the fire on the banks of the Rio Xingu.
The Xingu is the second major river that appears in the film, after the São Francisco.
Altamira, the El Dorado that is not rural (1979)
The promised El Dorado is a modern city, and the caravan's old tricks do not pay. Lorde Cigano bets the truck on a wrestling match and loses it.
Set in Altamira — Altamira turns out to be a highly developed city, not the rural place they expected. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The gas-station driver had called it a new El Dorado, a place of riches where no one can spend their money.
Filmed at Altamira (Altamira, Brazil) — Wikipedia lists Altamira among the places where the film was shot on location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The bar and hotel in the next town (1979)
Money in hand, the troupe moves on to a smaller town. Jealousy and attraction between Ciço, Dasdô and Salomé finally break the group apart.
Set in A town after Altamira — At a bar a man tries to go out with Dasdô and Ciço pushes him away; the next morning Ciço is outside the hotel room.
The small home in Brasília (1979)
A bus carries Ciço and Dasdô down to the capital, where they settle in a small house. The coastal and jungle road ends in the planned city.
Set in Brasília — Ciço and Dasdô end up at a small home in Brasília. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Brasília (Brasília, Brazil) — Wikipedia lists Brasília among the places where the film was shot on location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Belém — Not placed in the story Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Caruaru — Not placed in the story Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Lorde Cigano — The magician who leads the Caravana Rolidei.
- Salomé — The exotic dancer of the traveling show.
- Ciço — A local accordion player who joins the caravan with his pregnant wife.
- Dasdô — Ciço's pregnant wife, who travels with the caravan.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was Bye Bye Brazil really filmed?