Original subtitles

Right now, I'm going to take you on a journey into my world.

I have never seen that before in my life.

I can't even speak about it.

It's crazy.

In this episode, I head to the city of Rio de Janeiro and go on a South

adventure.

From the world -famous beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema...

To the heart of Rio's favelas.

Watch as I explore this magnificent city and bring a touch of magic to the

people of Brazil.

My name is Stephen Frayn, but most people call me Dynamo.

Thank you.

What's your name?

Junior. Junior?

Giovanni. Giovanni? Leandro. Leandro?

I'm Dynamo.

Um, do you have keys or money?

And then, can I use your phone?

Can you use this?

I just want to use the headphones.

Watch.

The key.

Where's Marius?

He took the key and put it inside the headset.

It was loose.

He took it and put it inside the headset. It's impossible to do that.

impossible. What did he do?

What did he do now?

He's going to break the headset.

I had landed in paradise, thousands of miles away from the UK.

As I looked out across the ocean, my life back home seemed like a distant

memory.

Things had been going great for me in the UK, and after many years, my work

finally getting recognised.

But when my grandpa died, it stopped me in my tracks.

It felt impossible to perform without the man who'd inspired me to make it

far.

Have you ever had a time in your life when things just become so overwhelming

you just want to disappear?

I needed to find a place that could re -inspire my love of magic. A place where

nobody knew my name.

Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city in Brazil and a place full of magic and

wonder.

During carnival season, over 2 million people descend onto Rio Street for the

world's biggest party.

It was my first visit to Brazil, and I hoped it would give me a chance to bring

my magic to an unexpected audience.

First stop...

The beaches of Ipanema.

Hola. Hi.

How are you doing? You alright?

You from here?

Si. Si, yeah, yeah. My name is Dynamo. What's your name?

Camila. Camila and?

Daisy. Daisy.

Nice to meet you. Do you girls like coconut milk?

Yes. You don't sound like you like it too much, so name a different drink.

You want coffee?

What do you want?

Orange.

Okay, excuse me. Can we have two coconuts?

The two? Will you pick one?

Yep.

And now, Daisy, if you pick one as well.

This one? You take that one?

Oh,

you take this one? That one's yours, right? That one was yours.

What did you choose?

Coffee. Coffee. And you chose orange, right?

Pull them out.

That's a coffee.

I have no idea how he managed to do that. It's unbelievable.

You can check it, right?

You want your ring back?

Okay, come with me.

Come with me.

Take the coin, put it in the machine.

And then, yep.

And turn.

Turn, turn, turn.

Keep going, keep going.

Keep going.

Yep.

As the sun set on my first day in Rio, I took a stroll along the iconic

boardwalk of Copacabana Beach.

Rio comes alive at night.

I love to take in the sights and sounds of a new city.

Sometimes I see things that have the power to stop me in my tracks and make

feel like a child again, lost in a moment of pure magic and amazement.

I guess it's these moments that allow us to forget our troubles and inspire us

to the infinite possibilities around us.

You mafioso

As I ventured further into the city, Carnival was in full flow.

The atmosphere was incredible, and I wanted to bring a little extra magic to

festivities.

Do you have a coin?

Yeah. Can I take a check out?

I need to draw a picture on there.

Take your

hand,

just hold tight.

Yes, yes, perfect.

Go with me.

How much?

Ten.

Which one?

This one. This one?

Can you stamp on this?

I just can't understand how he does it, you know?

I'm just baffled by it. It's crazy.

I love real street culture.

Everywhere you look, something is going on. From dancers and street performers

to the locals playing poker.

Point to one card, yeah? Point to one.

Take it out, show everyone.

Is that one of these?

As darkness fell, the local kids rushed to the popcorn stall.

It's kind of like an ice cream van back home, except it's called popcorn.

What is this?

What is this?

What is this?

What is this?

Is it real?

That evening, I headed down to the Samba Drone for what is one of the greatest

shows on Earth and possibly the largest street party on the planet.

It's incredible to see so many people coming together to celebrate like this.

The sheer spectacle has the power to break down all cultural barriers and can

understood in any language.

I guess this is why I got into magic in the first place.

Find a way to bring people together, to make a connection.

I wanted to meet some of the people of Rio, so I headed away from the crowds of

the Sambadrome to a bar on the outskirts of the city.

Do you have a good imagination?

Yes. I want you to think of a playing card in your imagination now.

So think of one card.

I have a card here.

I'm going to put the card down.

Just say stop.

No. This one right here?

You could have had...

These two, you could have stopped.

And these, you stopped me on one card, and you've been thinking of a card.

You've got a good imagination.

Try to take it a step further. So I've got the card, yeah?

I'm going to put it in the pack.

And you see it's facing downward, right?

Yeah? I push it in slowly.

In your imagination, I want you to turn the card over.

OK. In your imagination. Are you doing that?

OK.

How about we try one more? This time,

imagine you're tearing the corner off the card. So tear the corner off. Yeah?

Yeah.

One more thing with your card.

I want you to imagine that the candles are light.

Imagine you're burning the card now.

Imagine it on the back.

You're doing that?

Turn it over. Be careful, it's hot. Turn it over.

At night, the streets around Copacabana were filled with street performers and

entertainers. One of them was challenging chorus to match his ball

skills.

When it came to my turn, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to take everyone

by surprise.

For next day.

I headed up to the Chapo Manguera Favela, one of the numerous shanty towns

into the steep hills behind Rio's coastline, to meet up with one of the

residents and my friend, Tiago.

How are you? How you doing, man?

Oh, there you go. Yeah, come on, we'll go to your house. Yeah, let's go.

The favelas aren't a place you can just walk into alone, so Tiago had offered to

take me on a tour of his local community.

His house sits on the very top of the favela, with stunning views of

Beach and Christ the Redeemer.

It was a long walk up this deep narrow street to get to his place, where his

had prepared lunch for us.

Dynamo. My friend. Hola. Hey.

I'm Red.

Red. Sure?

Yeah. Awesome.

Okay.

You're from London, huh?

Not from London. From a small town.

Four hours from London. Yeah.

Called Bradford.

In a place called Delphill.

I suppose it's similar to the favela, but it's different, but there's not as

many steps.

What is that?

They have a football match on the beach.

That sounds like a different type of football than I've played before.

Yeah? Yeah.

I'm going to play a little game, yeah?

I'm going to put some water here. Yeah. This cup.

So the water's in this cup, right? Yeah. I'll move it around.

Which cup is the water in?

That's cool. That one, yeah? Yeah.

We'll try again, yeah?

This time you.

Which one's got the water in?

One last time,

yeah?

Which one is the water?

The water

disappeared, you know where the water went?

back in the bottle.

Here he is.

Thank you. Thank you for my dinner.

Thank you.

Thanks for bringing me to your home.

After lunch, Tiago took me on a tour of the favela to meet some of the

residents. But first I had time for a quick shake -up from the local barber.

After the barbers, We

continued our tour of the favela.

Most of the locals could only speak a little English, and my Portuguese isn't

great. So I really had to depend on my magic to break down the language

Hola. Hola.

English.

English? Yeah. You speak English?

Yeah, you speak English.

Yeah, yeah, good. That's good.

Yeah.

You do it?

Do it on?

Do it on?

What?

I don't cry. I go out of it. I go out of it.

Yeah.

See that?

No?

No. I don't know. Do this.

I like this place.

Thank you.

For many of the kids living in Chapo Manguera, the favela is their

Despite its reputation, it seems a lot safer than the tarmac of Copacabana and

Ipanema, and the kids play freely along its narrow streets.

This one?

You feel?

Oh,

yeah,

so. Yeah?

Always.

I love you.

I love you.

Above.

After I performed for the kids, they challenged me to a game of football on a

dirt pitch at the top of the favela.

There was no way I could lose.

Playing my national sport against a bunch of six -year -olds?

This would be like taking candy from a baby.

My team against your team.

From the top of the favela you can see the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer

which looks out across Rio and is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world.

This is the bingo.

You want to play? Yeah. Why not?

We're going to do one game bingo, yeah? Yeah. I want you to pick anybody, and

I'm going to make that person win the next game.

Okay.

His name is Bernier. Bernier, yeah? Bernier.

You're going to win this next game.

Play the game.

Number 7.

69.

72.

45.

84.

79.

Number 9.

89.

Number 13, 32.

Perfect.

But I got nervous and went to check the card.

I don't know how he did magic.

What's your name?

Juliana. Juliana.

Go ahead.

Juliana?

It was my last day in Rio and I'd been truly inspired by the places I'd seen

the people I'd met.

From the idyllic beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema to

the energy and spirit of the Chapo Manguera favela.

I'd been infected with carnival fever and would never forget this magical

For the first time in ages, my troubles seemed like a distant memory.

But before I left, I needed to visit one of the great icons of Brazil, Cristo

Redentor, the statue of Christ the Redeemer.

It was a long journey up into the mountains by cable car to the base of

statue.

And as the mist rolled in, it was impossible to tell if I'd have a clear

this incredible landmark when I arrived.

For some reason, I imagined that the statue would be a quiet, tranquil place,

set high above the manor for city life.

But when I arrived, the place was packed with tourists, all trying to get a

picture of the gigantic statue.

I needed a way to create a lasting memory of my trip to Rio, an image that

remind me of this magnificent city.

Thank you.

Next time on Magician Impossible.

You gotta be kidding me, man.

I don't even know what just happened right now, man.

Awesome.

I have never seen that before in my life.