Drone
Drone photo & video
Drone photo and video in Brazil is an hour on location with an insured drone pilot, priced from $300 for 25 edited aerial photos and a 1-minute aerial film delivered within 7 days. It is the booking for anything that reads best from above: a couple on the curve of a beach in Fernando de Noronha, the dunes and lagoons of the Lençóis Maranhenses, the colonial roofs of Paraty, a boat off Ilha Grande. The hour on location is not an hour in the air — batteries, wind and the airspace decide how much of it the drone actually flies.
What’s included
In this session
- 60 minutes on location, with the time in the air set by batteries, wind and airspace
- 25 edited aerial photos
- A 1-minute edited aerial film with licensed music
- Flown under third-party liability insurance, with the drone registered in ANAC’s SISANT and the flight authorised in SARPAS
- Photos and film delivered within 7 days
With every session
- A vetted photographer who lives and works in the destination you book
- Professional editing of every delivered photograph
- A private online gallery, delivered within 7 days
- Weather rescheduling at no charge when the location is unusable
- Help choosing the spot, the hour and any permit
Photography inspiration
What drone photo & video can look like
Licensed photographs by independent photographers, credited on the photo credits page — shown for inspiration, not as Brisa client sessions.
Where it happens
Popular drone photo & video locations
Chosen for this session by the photographers who work each destination. Each links to the full local guide.
Joatinga and Barra da Tijuca beaches
Open sand away from the park and the central airport, flown at an empty hour.
Drone photo & video in Rio de JaneiroPraia da Conceição and the Morro do Pico
Inside the APA, the drone can rise over the inner sea with the peak behind.
Drone photo & video in Fernando de NoronhaOutside the national park
Rivers, the border landscape and the city, flown under the normal DECEA authorisation.
Drone photo & video in Foz do IguaçuHistoric centre from above
The grid, the roofs and the churches, with coordination filed ahead.
Drone photo & video in ParatyDuna do Pôr do Sol at sunrise
The dune and the village beach without the evening crowd, in the first hour after a 05:31 to 05:46 sunrise.
Drone photo & video in JericoacoaraLagoa Azul circuit, Barreirinhas
Lagoon after lagoon in a line, readable from the air in the low afternoon sun.
Drone photo & video in Lençóis Maranhenses
Destinations
Drone photo & video in your destination
Available in 20 destinations across Brazil.
- Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
- Fernando de NoronhaPernambuco
- Foz do IguaçuParaná
- ParatyRio de Janeiro
- JericoacoaraCeará
- Lençóis MaranhensesMaranhão
- Chapada DiamantinaBahia
- ManausAmazonas
- São PauloSão Paulo
- FlorianópolisSanta Catarina
- TrancosoBahia
- SalvadorBahia
- BúziosRio de Janeiro
- Ilha GrandeRio de Janeiro
- Porto de GalinhasPernambuco
- MaceióAlagoas
- NatalRio Grande do Norte
- GramadoRio Grande do Sul
- BonitoMato Grosso do Sul
- Ouro PretoMinas Gerais
Guides
Guides for drone photo & video
Flying a drone in Brazil: the 2026 rules for tourists and hired pilots
Brazil’s drone rules changed in 2026: ANAC’s RBAC nº 100 replaced RBAC-E nº 94, and DECEA’s new ICA 100-40 requires a SARPAS authorisation for every flight, even under 250 g.
Read the guideFernando de Noronha photography guide: the TPA, the park ticket, Sancho, drones and light
What a photo session on Fernando de Noronha costs before the photographer: the daily TPA, the ICMBio park ticket, the rules at Sancho and Porcos, drones over the marine park, and sunset by month.
Read the guideLençóis Maranhenses lagoon season: when the lagoons are full, and how to photograph them
When the Lençóis Maranhenses lagoons are full, which gateway town to shoot from, why only credentialed 4x4s and guides enter the park, the wind and light by month, and drones over the dunes.
Read the guide
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About this session
Flying a drone in Brazil under the 2026 rules
- $300
- 60 min
- 25
- 20
Three federal bodies govern every flight, and two of them changed their rules in 2026. The Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) replaced RBAC-E nº 94 with RBAC nº 100 on 16 June 2026: a drone of 250 g or more must be registered in ANAC’s SISANT, every operation the regulation covers must carry third-party damage insurance, and in the open category a drone stays within sight, below 120 m and at least 30 m horizontally from anyone who is neither part of the shoot nor has expressly agreed to it. From 2027 every remote pilot must also have passed ANAC’s theory exam, a requirement waived until 31 December 2026. The Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo (DECEA) brought in a new ICA 100-40 on 1 July 2026, under which every drone — even one under 250 g — needs authorisation in its SARPAS system before take-off. The Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL) adds the third layer: a drone’s radio may not be used in Brazil until it is homologated.
Location then narrows what is possible. Airports and helipads sit inside DECEA flight restriction zones, where a flight needs a Termo de Coordenação and at least 4 calendar days’ notice instead of the 30 minutes an open-category request needs. Federal parks run by the Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) add their own layer: the Parque Nacional da Tijuca protocol requires the park’s authorisation for any professional drone flight and keeps recreational drones off Corcovado, while at Iguaçu Falls the SARPAS authorisation goes to the park for an analysis of up to 7 days. ICA 100-40 also forbids flying in rain, strong wind or fog, so the pilot can ground the drone on a day that looks fine from the beach.
This booking is aerial only. For ground photographs of the same day, add a photo session; for a wedding, drone wedding coverage is planned around a ceremony and guests; for a house, pousada or development, drone real estate footage is built for listings. Whether a session grounded by wind moves to another date is agreed in writing before booking, and if lightning or a closed site makes the location unusable, the terms move it at no charge.
Questions about drone photo & video
Can I bring my own drone to Brazil and fly it?
A drone of 250 g or more flown in Brazil must be registered in the SISANT system of the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), which accepts a passport number, and its radio must be homologated by the Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL), unit by unit, through a Declaração de Conformidade. Every flight, whatever the weight, also needs authorisation in SARPAS, the system of the Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo (DECEA).
Where can a drone not fly in Brazil?
Under DECEA’s ICA 100-40, in force since 1 July 2026, aerodromes and helipads are ringed by flight restriction zones, and a drone flight crossing one needs a Termo de Coordenação and at least 4 calendar days’ notice in SARPAS. Federal parks add their own rules: the Parque Nacional da Tijuca protocol bars recreational drones at Corcovado and requires the park’s authorisation for any professional flight.
Can a drone film Iguaçu Falls?
Drone filming in the Parque Nacional do Iguaçu needs a DECEA authorisation issued through SARPAS, which is then sent to the park, run by the Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), for its own analysis of up to 7 days. Name the falls when you book drone photo and video in Foz do Iguaçu, so both requests are filed well before the date.
What happens if it is too windy or wet for the drone to fly?
DECEA’s ICA 100-40 forbids drone flights in rain, strong wind or fog, and the pilot makes that call on the day even when the sky looks fine from the ground. Whether a grounded drone photo and video session moves to a new date or changes shape is agreed in writing before booking; if lightning or a closed site makes the location unusable, the terms move it at no charge.
Can a drone film us on a busy beach in Brazil?
ANAC’s RBAC nº 100 keeps a drone at least 30 m horizontally from anyone who is neither part of the shoot nor has expressly agreed to it. On a full beach in Rio or Florianópolis that means filming from the water side, from height, or at an empty hour, which is why drone photo and video sessions on the coast are usually planned for sunrise.
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