The movie was shot as Miguel Silveira's undergrad thesis film at Columbia College Chicago.
The USA crew paid for their own tickets to Brazil in order to shoot the film since there was virtually no budget to complete it. Most of the money came as student loans taken by Miguel Silveira
The film was mainly shot in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Santa Teresa. It is based on Miguel Silveira's real experience while shooting a documentary in Bangladesh. The film counted with the collaborations of the Travessa Cassiano Community in Santa Teresa.