In Pixar’s Cars 2, Porto Corsa is presented as an Italian city.
Porto Corsa is the second location in the World Grand Prix. Its coastal setting, architecture, roads, and surrounding landscape draw on imagery associated with Italy, especially the country’s Mediterranean shoreline and historic urban environments.
The race takes place through streets and around water, creating a different visual experience from the opening event in Tokyo. It also forms an important stage in the film’s spy plot, as Mater and Finn McMissile continue investigating the conspiracy connected with Allinol and the World Grand Prix.
Porto Corsa is a fictional place rather than a real Italian city. Its name can invite confusion with Porto in Portugal or with real coastal locations in southern Europe. In Cars 2, however, the intended national setting is Italy, and the city is one of the film’s three principal race venues.