Flying Down to Rio 1933 Aviator and band leader Roger Bond is forever getting his group fired for flirting with the lady guests When he falls for Brazilian beauty Belinha de Rezende it appears to be for real, even though she is already engaged His Yankee Clippers band is hired to open the new Hotel Atlantico in Rio and Roger offers to fly Belinha part way home After a mechanical breakdown and forced landing, Roger is confident and makes his move, but Belinha plays hard to get She cant seem to decide between Roger and her fiance Julio When performing the airborne production number to mark the Hotels opening, Julio gets some intriguing ideas