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* ''[[2012]]'' has a broadcast showing Rio getting hit by an earthquake (complete with [[Monumental Damage|the Cristo Redentor's destruction]]). They namedrop an actual news station, Globo News. But the broadcaster speaks with a Portuguese accent! (but due to [[Hollywood Science]], let's not dwelve into the fact that Brazil is [[wikipedia:File:Plates tect2 en.svg|far from earthquake zone]]) |
* ''[[2012]]'' has a broadcast showing Rio getting hit by an earthquake (complete with [[Monumental Damage|the Cristo Redentor's destruction]]). They namedrop an actual news station, Globo News. But the broadcaster speaks with a Portuguese accent! (but due to [[Hollywood Science]], let's not dwelve into the fact that Brazil is [[wikipedia:File:Plates tect2 en.svg|far from earthquake zone]]) |
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* ''[[The Producers]]'' plays this trope so straight it's almost a parody with the short musical number "You'll Find Your Happiness In Rio," wherein a band of mariachi accompanies the characters' singing. |
* ''[[The Producers]]'' plays this trope so straight it's almost a parody with the short musical number "You'll Find Your Happiness In Rio," wherein a band of mariachi accompanies the characters' singing. |
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[[Did Not Do the Research|The beaches there are strewn with pearls]]<br /> |
[[Did Not Do the Research|The beaches there are strewn with pearls]]<br /> |
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The tropic breezes always blow there<br /> |
The tropic breezes always blow there<br /> |
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