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Fast Five (2011)

Where Fast Five says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The film is set in Rio, but its favela rooftops, its bridge and its vault chase were shot in Puerto Rico, and the train in California.

Scenes and places

The prison bus assault (2011)

Dom is being driven to prison when Mia and Brian ambush the bus and free him. It starts the run that ends in Rio.

Set in Prison transport route to Lompoc, California — The bus carrying Dom to Lompoc Prison is attacked and he is freed.

A prison transfer route in California; no exact spot is named in the sources.

The train car heist outside Rio (2011)

Brian and Mia take part in a job to steal three cars from a train, then learn the cars are seized property and DEA agents are aboard. Dom arrives and the job turns violent.

Set in Railway outside Rio de Janeiro — Brian and Mia join a job to steal three cars from a moving train.

A freight line in the Brazilian countryside, as the story has it.

Filmed at Rice, California — Train heist scenes were shot here over three weeks, far from Brazil. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The rooftop chase through the favela (2011)

Hobbs's team reaches the safehouse just as Reyes's men attack it hunting for a chip. Dom, Brian and Mia run across the favela rooftops to get away.

Set in A Rio de Janeiro favela — Dom, Brian and Mia flee across rooftops after armed men storm their safehouse.

A densely built hillside neighborhood, the kind of place the film's Rio is known for.

Filmed at Naranjito, Puerto Rico — The rooftop foot pursuit was shot over a week in this hillside town. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Arriving at Rio airport (2011)

A member of the crew arrives in Rio as the team assembles. The scene is one of the establishing shots for each new recruit.

Set in Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro — A heist-team member lands in Rio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Rio's main international airport.

Filmed at Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro — Filmed on location; the crowd that gathered once the shoot became public. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Buying a car in Rio (2011)

Another recruit buys a car to get around Rio. A crowd gathers while it is filmed.

Set in A street in Rio de Janeiro — A crew member buys a car to drive around the city.

A street in central Rio; the source gives no exact spot.

The team walks Copacabana (2011)

With the crew finally together, they walk down the beach as one team. It marks the move from running to planning.

Set in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro — The complete heist team walks along the sand. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Rio's best-known beach, a long crescent in the south zone.

Filmed at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro — The beach walk was shot on the real Copacabana. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The abandoned auto plant hideout (2011)

Dom's crew sets up base and works out how to take Reyes's money. The plan needs cars fast enough to outrun police.

Set in Abandoned auto plant (the crew's headquarters) — The team's base where they plan the vault job.

A fictional derelict factory in Rio.

Filmed at Atlanta, Georgia (former train yard) — A defunct train yard was rebuilt into the plant; the sources give no exact address. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dragging the vault through the city (2011)

Dom and Brian pull the vault out of the police station behind two cars. The police and Reyes's men chase them through the streets.

Set in Police station and streets of Rio de Janeiro — Two Chargers rip the vault out of a police station and drag it through the city.

The city's dense downtown grid.

Filmed at Hato Rey (Milla de Oro), San Juan, Puerto Rico — Action scenes were shot in this financial district; the sources do not say which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The bridge (2011)

On the bridge Dom swings the vault into the police and Reyes's cars while Brian keeps going. The long chase comes to a head here.

Set in A bridge in Rio de Janeiro — The chase reaches the bridge, where Dom turns the vault on his pursuers.

A bridge linking San Juan to Isla Verde; in the film it is a Rio bridge.

Filmed at Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, San Juan — Used for the climactic end of the vault chase. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro — Aerial view of Sugarloaf Mountain Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro — Aerial view of Christ the Redeemer Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Near the Georgia Dome, Atlanta — The car party Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Dominic Toretto — A convict-turned-thief who is freed from a prison bus and heads for Rio.
• Brian O'Conner — His friend, who helps free him and plans the Rio heist.
• Mia Toretto — Dom's sister, who takes part in the bus assault and the Rio jobs.
• Luke Hobbs — The federal agent sent to Rio to arrest the crew.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Rio favela rooftop chase really filmed?
• Which bridge is the Rio bridge in the vault chase?