Find out which city has inspired the creation of Vice City, which will be a scenario for Grand Theft Auto VI, the newest title in the GTA franchise
Last Tuesday, 6, Rockstar Games released the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6), where franchise fans were able to spy more from the graphics, gameplay and dynamics between characters, after all, the game is starring Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval, but also features figures such as criminals Brian Heder, Boobie Ike, Raul Bautista, the duo dimez and more; look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqrlujxtm3c
In addition, with the trailer, it was possible to see more than it will be explored in the city of Vice City, located in the state of Leonida, which has been the scene of other franchise games and is inspired by a place that really exists outside the fictional world of the game.
In what city of real life vice city is inspired?
This is because the landscape full of palm trees are characteristics of the city of Miami, Florida, United States – which serves as inspiration not only to the paradise look, but also for the universe full of GTA crimes, which is full of drug cartels.
In addition to the new title, Vice City has appeared in two other franchise games: ‘Grand Theft Auto Vice City’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories’, which are located during 1984 and 1986, when, in real life, Miami was taken by drug trafficking and violence.
It turns out that during the 1970s and 1980s, Miami was the scene for the formation of major drug cartels, receiving attention in international headlines, while the place faced a war between traffickers who generated many homicides a year, reaching its record in 1981, with more than 600 deaths – so much so that the conflict became the agenda of Time magazine, with the title: Paraíso Lost, ”Lost,” in referring to the bloody reality that residents faced.
Violence was such that even a fast food network had to help control the situation, as the city had no structure to deal with so many lost lives at the same time, which caused Burger King to lend a cooling truck to the local morgue.
Over the years, Miami ended up receiving several interventions from the state and managed to overcome drug city fame, even becoming the pioneer in the treatment of toxic substances in the US.
How is Vice City?
According to the portal Tecmundo, vice City stands out for the hot weather that dominates the two main islands: vice Beach and vice City Mainland, as well as six other smaller islands and Biscayne Bay, which is 56 kilometers long and 1,110 square kilometers.
On site, where approximately 1.8 million people live, there are four hospitals, four police stations, a fire barracks and an air base to ensure the well-being of residents.
More about GTA 6
In GTA 6, vice City will be portrayed years ahead of ‘Grand Theft Auto Vice City’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories’ as it promises to be located today.
The synopsis says, “Jason and Lucia have always knew that the situation was against them. But when an easy situation goes wrong, they find themselves on the darker side of the most sunny place in the United States, in the midst of a criminal conspiracy that spreads through the state of Leonida – forced to depend on each other more than ever to survive.”
Grand Theft Auto VI will be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S May 26, 2026. The game will be made available to PC at a later date.
Source: Recreio
