This is the place where Moonraker starring Roger Moore, Lois Chiles and Michael Lonsdale was filmed at Iguazu Falls in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Start scrolling to find out more.
James Bond escapes by using a hang glider at the waterfall. Jaws is not so lucky.
Iguazu means Great Water in the Guarani language. It is an appropriate name for the river that travels 1,300 miles through Brazil and ends in wonderful falls in the jungle. That place connects the borders of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
The Amazon boat chase was not filmed on the famous river near the waterfalls. The scenes were shot on the St. Lucie River in Florida.
Las Cataratas del Iguazú
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After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
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