Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro — Moonraker filming location

Where to go

-22.949444, -43.156667

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title

Moonraker (1979)

On screen

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In real life

Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro

Can you visit?

Open to the public, ticketed

Time to allow

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Confidence

Probable

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Also filmed here

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Questions

Where exactly did Moonraker film at Sugarloaf Mountain?

At -22.949444, -43.156667 in Rio de Janeiro. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Can you visit Sugarloaf Mountain?

Open to the public, ticketed.

What else was filmed near Sugarloaf Mountain?

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