Northeastern Brazil by Drone

Peu Ribeiro used a DJI Inspire 2 drone to create this stunning video of the Old Town of Salvador, Brazil.  Salvador is the largest city in the state of Bahia and it's the fourth largest city in the country as well as the largest in the officially recognized Northeast Region.  The historic city was "discovered" by the Spaniards in 1500 but settled by the Portuguese beginning in the mid-16th century.  It is one of the oldest European settlements in the Western Hemisphere.  

Contributor Luiz Jr created this aerial video of his hometown of Fortaleza, Brazil.  Fortaleza is the capital of the state of Ceará in the northeastern region.  Fortaleza is one of the wealthiest cities in northeastern Brazil, and its port one of the busiest in the country.  It's one of the oldest European settlements anywhere in the western Hemisphere, even though it wasn't colonized in earnest by the Portuguese for some time after it was "discovered" initially by the Spanish.

Here is an aerial look at the city of Recife, one of the largest cities in Brazil.  It's the capital of the state of Pernambuco, a small (area-wise) but densely populated state in the country's Northeastern region.  Recife is very near the easternmost extreme point of the country, and it has historically served (among other things) as the primary port for the country's massive sugar export trade.  As you'll see from the video, it's a colorful and cosmopolitan looking city.  

Contributor Luiz Jr. created this beautiful aerial video of one of the most well known beaches in Northeastern Brazil.  Paracuru Beach is in the state of Ceará, one of the larger states in this massive region that includes nine of Brazil's 26 states.  The beach has become a favorite for residents of Fortaleza, which lies just a bit over an hour's drive to the northwest.  Fortaleza is the state capital which is the fifth largest city in the country by population.

Natal, Brazil has the distinction of being the closest major city to Africa and Europe.  It's the capital of the state of Rio Grande del Norte, one of the nine states which make up the country's official Northeast Region. It's one of the 20 largest cities in the country and one of the top 3-4 in the Northeast Region.   Contributor Video Fly gives us a drone's eye view of the country, which is near the spot where Brazil was first "discovered" by Portuguese explorers around the turn of the 15th century.  

Fortaleza is one of the oldest settlements in Brazil; it was actually "discovered" by the Spaniards but was not recognized as a Spanish discovery under the 1494 treaty that effectively divided the non-European world between Spain and Portugal.  Today it is one of the most important cities in Northeastern Brazil.  Its modest-sized port is Brazil's primary sugar export port and is increasingly being used as a cruise ship port of call, as you'll see in this drone video by DCIMagens.

Parts of the northern Brazilian coast are legendary whale watching spots.  This is particularly true in the coast of the Northeast Region, where seasonal migration patterns can result in large populations of humpbacks and other species swimming in these Atlantic Ocean waters.  Contributor Iimoveisbrasilbahia was able to capture a group of these beautiful creatures off the Praia do Forte in the Bahia state, giving us this marvelous bird's eye view of these amazing sea mammals.   

While Brazil's long Atlantic coastline does not have many large island of note, portions of it are dotted with tropical mangroves and lagoons.  These semi-protected waters are perfect for aquatic activities like kiteboarding.  Witness this beautiful drone video by Nuculeus.  It was shot in one of these lagoon area in the state of Piauí.  Located in northern Brazil, Piauí is a large state with a very short coastline.  It's one of the nine states which make up Brazil's official Northeast Region.

Contributor and drone pilot imoveisbrasilbahia created this beautiful video of one of the most well known beach areas in northeastern Brazil.  Praia do forte is about an hour's drive up the coast (northeast) from Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia and its largest city.  Praia do forte is known for its mangrove swamps and excellent surfing beaches, but more than anything for its whalewatching opportunities.  All are on display from a bird's eye view in this amazing video.

Seven Cinematics created this epic drone video from a trip to the coast of Brazil's Bahia state during which they got engaged.  The video uses a combination of footage from a DJI Mavic Pro drone and ground camera footage to capture the tropical atmostphere of the beaches of Northeastern Brazil.  The video was filmed in a number of beach towns on the so called Cocoa Coast of northern Bahia: Morro de São Paulo, Itacaré, Praia da Tiririca, Praia do Resende, Praia da Ribeira, and Prainha.  

The Brazilian state of Bahia is the fourth largest of Brazil's 26 states and the largest in its Northeast region.  The capital of Bahia is the great city of Salvador, the fourth largest city in Brazil after Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and the national capital Brasilia.  This drone reel by Bahian drone pilot Peu Ribeiro will give you some epic bird's eye views of the state, including the 16th century architecture of Salvador, rolling mountains in the interior, and some of the country's best beaches.

Contributor Peu Ribeiro created this beautiful drone video of the most famous church in the city of Salvador, capital of Brazil's state of Bahia.  Situated on the Itapagipe Peninsula of Brazil's fourth largest city, it dates to the 18th century.   The church is the site of the Festa do Senhor do Bonfim, an annual festival held every festival and one of considerable importance to the population of this overwhelmingly Catholic city in Brazil's fourth most populous state. 

Contributor Luis Jr created this phenomenal drone tour of Ceará, one of the most important states of Northeastern Brazil.  With its capital city Fortaleza (Brazil's fifth largest city), it's the eighth most populous of the country's 27 states despite being one of the smallest in terms of land area.  With its beautiful beaches along a relatively long coastline, it's the most popular tourist destination amongst the nine states that comprise the country's official Northeast Region.  

Check out this drone video of a beautiful spot in the interior of Northeastern Brazil.  The Xingo Canyons (Cânions do Xingó) are on the São Francisco River, the fourth longest in the country and the longest that runs entirely on Brazilian territory.  The canyons are located in the state of Sergipe, one of the nine states which make up the official region of Northeast Brazil and the smallest of the country's 27 states by land area.   The video was created by ARdrone.

Brazil's Praia do Forte is one of the most popular beach areas in the state of Bahia, the most populous state of Brazil's Northeast Region  This beach, located on the country's Atlantic coastline a bit north of the state capital Salvador, has everything for a beach destination: from epic waves for surfing, to whale watching, to snorkeling and beach town exploring. Contributor imoveisbrasilbahia had the right idea and captured all the highlights of Praia do Forte in this fantastic drone video.

Coqueirinhos is a beach in the Brazilian state of Paraiba.  Paraiba is one of the easternmost of the country's 27 states, and one of the nine which make up the official Northeastern Region.  While Paraiba is one of the most densely populated of the Brazilian states, particularly along its coastline, there are areas of the coast, such as Coqueirinhos, which are undeveloped.  You can get a bird's eye view of this beautiful beach area in this drone video by contributor Esteban Clua.  

ARdrone created this drone video of a neighborhood of the city of Aracaju in Northeastern Brazil.  Aracaju is the capital of the state of Sergipe, one of the nine states which comprise the official Northeast Region of the country.  With a population of about 650,000 in 2018, Aracaju is amongst the 35 largest cities in this gigantic nation.  This rather small state is situated mostly on the Atlantic coast, just to the north of the much larger state of Bahia and to the south of Pernambuco.  

Here's a drone video of a very unusual rock formation in Brazil, a country known in part for some of the most amazing rocks in the world.  It's called Pedra Galinha Choca (Chicken Stone), for reasons which will be obvious when you see the video.  It's what known as an Inselberg, or isolated rock formation, and it's part of a group of similar formations in the Quixadá Monoliths Natural Monument.  The area is located near the town of  Quixadá in the interior of Ceará, one of the states of Northeastern Brazil.