Drone footage for villas & real estate

Drone real estate footage shows what a ground camera cannot: how far a beach house sits from the sand, the shape of the lot, the pool and roof terrace from above, and the forest, coast or skyline around a development. Interiors are photographed at ground level by real estate photography, a separate booking; many listings in Brazil use both, shot on the same day.

ANAC’s RBAC nº 100, which replaced RBAC-E nº 94 in June 2026, requires third-party damage insurance for every drone operation it covers, and a drone of 250 g or more must be registered in SISANT, with the registration valid for 24 months. Every drone real estate shoot booked here is flown with both, and with the flight authorised in DECEA’s SARPAS.

Helipads, like airports, are surrounded by flight restriction zones under DECEA’s ICA 100-40, and a drone flight inside one needs a Termo de Coordenação and at least 4 calendar days’ notice in SARPAS. São Paulo has helipads on many rooftops, so for drone real estate work there the pilot checks the address before quoting a date.

Early morning usually gives drone real estate footage calmer air, soft light on the facade and empty streets, while wind on the coast tends to build through the afternoon. Dusk suits a house with a lit pool, and a drone may fly after dark in Brazil only with navigation lights under DECEA’s ICA 100-40, so the last shots are planned for the blue hour.

RBAC nº 100 keeps a drone at least 30 m horizontally from people who have not agreed to the flight, and Brazilian law protects privacy and image, so drone real estate footage of a holiday rental is booked between guest stays and kept off neighbouring terraces and pools. In a condominium, tell the pilot about shared areas, because the administration may need to agree to the flight.