The research begins with the intersection between cinema and the city, using Copacabana as a case study to understand the contributions of cinematographic language to urban analysis. Functionalist analysis methods often simplify the complex and contradictory perception of the city. Therefore, this research aims to attribute new meanings to film materials, giving them the status of archives: using the film material as a source of analysis to reflect on how cinema influences the city s image, as well as, reveal the built environment dynamics. When analyzing the filmography of Copacabana, it is possible to identify the conjugados apartments as visual structures that repeat in the imagination of this neighborhood, not only as scenarios but as characters with their narratives. Therefore, from the cinematographic works Tati, a garota (1973) and Amor Bandido (1979) by Bruno Barreto, Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo (1973) by Hugo Carvana, Edifício Master (2002) by Eduardo Coutinho, and Galeria Alaska (1979) by José Joffily, all set in the conjugados apartments of Copacabana, the aim is to capture visual flashes that lead to a polyphonic reading of the neighborhood. Through a process of montage-disassembly-reassembly, film narratives and archives from various sources are interwoven, exploring issues that arise from the clash of diverse visions of Copacabana.