Top Brazil Drone Videos

Top contributor Peu Ribeiro's highlight reel features an amazing mix of footage taken throughout the giant South American country of Brazil.  Watch it and you'll be treated to a broad range of outstanding shots highlighting Brazil's tremendous natural diversity - stunning views of the Atlantic ocean coastline beaches, interior mountains, and waterfalls.  The reel also features some excellent footage from its picturesque cities such as the great Bahia capital of Salvador, stadiums, festivals, lighthouses, and more.   

AirVuz contributor and former Drone Video of the Week Finalist RG Drones is one of the top commercial drone filming companies in Brazil.   In this impressive 2020 demo reel, they show some of the highlights of their professional aerial videography work.  The reel features a mix of footage from across this giant South American country, including the Newton Navarro Bridge in Natal, the hills of the state of Minas Gerais, the city of Belo Horizonte during the COVID-19 "lockdown", the northern city of Roraima, the Amazon River, and more.   

The Brazilian state of Bahia is the fourth largest of Brazil's 26 states and the largest in its Northeast region, a massive area which includes nine states.  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.

For three-fourths of the year, the eastern coast of Brazil provides the perfect setting for kite surfing, offering up the wind, sun, beaches and waves that kite surfers crave.  Enthusiasts from all over the world travel there explicitly for it, including the adventurous drone pilot Isabelle Fabre. Here, she combined her two passions of kite surfing and droning to create a fun and thrilling video taken from the sky.  Enjoy the bird's eye views from some of the most epic spots in South America! 

Get a comprehensive aerial tour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in this fantastic drone video by top AirVuz contributor el gringo rojo.  This DVOW winning video was shot over the course of a five-week stay in Brazil's second-largest city and cultural capital.  The video features footage from hikes to the Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) statue, Pedra Bonita, and Dois Irmoas.  You'll also be treated to footage of the aqueducts in Lapa, the Museum of Tomorrow, Parque Lage, and Sugarloaf Mountain (Pao De Azucar), as well as some of Rio's famous beaches. 

The Amazon Rainforest is an immense area, covering 5.5 million square km (2.1 million square mi) of territory in South America.  Roughly 60% of the rainforest is situated in Brazil, with the balance spread around eight other countries.  In this stunning drone video, contributor Cristian Dimitrius give us an aerial tour of portions of this irreplaceable natural resource in Brazil and French Guyana.  The Amazon River is the world's largest source of freshwater apart from the Arctic icecaps.  

AirVuz contributor Bahia Drones is one of the top drone piloting companies in Brazil. Operating out of Bahia (Brazil's fourth largest state by population), their work spans the width of Brazil.  This is their 2017 highlight reel, which gives an idea of the scope of their commercial drone work.  Created using several drone models, the video includes beaches, cities, people - all the sights and sounds of Brazil, particularly in the state of Bahia, the largest state in the country's Northeast region.  

The state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil has the most international visitors of any state in the country.  In part this is because of the great city (and provincial capital) of the same name, but it goes well beyond that.  Drone pilot Theirry Paris channeled his love for his home state in this Drone Video of the Week nominee, which showcases his impressive flying, superb editing, and discriminating eye for the best sights of this magnificent state, which is part of the official Southeast region of Brazil.  

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 (incuding the Brasilia Federal Territory) 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.  

Iguazu Falls is the largest waterfall system in the world.  It is situated on the Iguazu River in South America, on the border between Brazil and Argentina.   It's not a single falls but rather a complex cataract system comprising 275 drops, with a total height of 82 meters (269 ft.).  In this video by JustinPoore, you will be treated to an aerial tour of this magnificent waterfall system, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, compliments of AirVuz contributor Justin Poore and his DJI Mavic Pro drone.  

In this drone video compilation piece by contributor and pilot Let's Fly Productions, you'll be treated to aerial views of some of the most famous beach spots in Brazil.  First you'll see the beaches of Florianopolis, the second largest city in the state of Santa Catarina and considered the best beach destination in Southern Brazil.  Then you'll head north to the island of Ilha Grande in the state of Rio de Janeiro, finishing up at the legendary Copacabana Beach in the great city of Rio de Janeiro itself.  

Checkout this stunning dronelapse of the great Brazilian city of Salvador, compliments of contributor Peu Ribeiro.  Salvador is the capital of the state of Bahia and is the largest city in the Northeast region.  The video features footage from across the city, which is Brazil's fourth-largest and was the original capital of Brazil when it was the jewel of the great Portuguese Empire.  Watch it for some amazing bird's eye views of Salvador's legendary beaches, historic churches, and even the  Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova stadium.   

How does this sound for fun - driving supercars through hairpin turns through the mountains of southern Brazil(!)  In this remarkable drone video, contributor and drone pilot Wind View Drone was able to aerially film a supercar drive through the extremely windy roads of Serra do Rio.  Brazil's largest mountain range, the Serra do Rio is situated in the state of Santa Catarina.  Santa Catarina is the next-to-southernmost of the country's 26 states; the only state to its south is Rio Grande do Sul.

Southeastern Brazil is home to the country's two primary urban centers: Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.  Each is capital of a state with the same name, and the cities are "only" about 435 km (around 250 mi) apart - practically neighbors by the enormous scale of Brazil.  The two cities are a study in contrasts - Rio being the cultural capital of Brazil (as well as its capital city until 1960), Sao Paulo the business capital.  In this video, Mr. B gives us an aerial view of both of these great cities - from the perspective of a drone.  

Contributor and pilot Willian used a DJI Phantom 4 drone to create this beautiful aerial tour of the area around Florianópolis, which occupies much of the island of Santa Catarina in Southern Brazil.  Most of the video is shot in the less densely populated parts of the island, such as Ilha Campeche, Praia Matadeiro, Armação, and Lagoinha do Leste.  The island of Santa Catarina, part of the state of the same name (one of the three which make up the Southern Brazil region), now connects to the mainland via two bridges.  

Contributor and pilot 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.

The mighty Amazon River is the king of rivers.  At 6.4k km (4k mi.) in length, it's either #1 or #2 in length depending on definition.  Measured by discharge, it's not even close: the Amazon pumps an average of over 200k cubic meters (over 7 million cubic feet) of water into the Atlantic Ocean every second, roughly 5x its closest competitor.  Award-winning contributor and drone pilot Fabio Knoll is a native of Brazil; his aerial video showcasing this spectacular natural resource is magnificent.

Check out this beautiful drone video of an important city in Southern Brazil, compliments of contributor BielPilot.  Curitiba is the capital and largest city of the state of Paraná, one of the three states which makes up the Southern Region of Brazil.  It's the center of a metropolitan area of about 3.5 million people, the seventh largest in the country as of 2018.  The city sits on a plateau well away from the state's Atlantic coastline. The largest city in Southern Brazil, it's also one of the most developed in the country.   

Top content creator and pilot Drone Da Montanha created this beautiful captioned drone video compilation of the most beautiful mountains in Brazil. The mountains featured include some of the largest and most known in this South American country, such as Pico Parana, Pico do Cristal, Pico Bandeira, and others.  At about the 1:00 mark, you'll get a look at Pico da Neblina, near the border with Venezuela. With a maximum elevation of just under 3k meters above sea level (around 9.8k ft.) it's the tallest peak in Brazil.  

Contributor and drone pilot Daniel Molina took this beautiful drone video of some islands off the coast of southeastern Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro.   Despite its long Atlantic coastline, Brazil has comparatively few islands - far fewer than Venezuela, for example.  In this video, you'll see one of the main concentrations of islands, around Cabo Frio.  Cabo Frio is a medium-sized city located on a cape (peninsula) of the same name, a bit to the east of the state's capital (and by far largest city) Rio de Janeiro.  

The state of Espírito Santo is by far the smallest of the four states that make up the Southeastern Region of Brazil.  Of the roughly 4 million people who live here, about half live in the Greater Vitória area.  This metropolitan area includes the cities of Cariacica, Fundão, Guarapari, Serra, Vitória, Vila Velha, and Viana, all of which sit on the estuary of the Santa Maria da Vitória River.  In this drone video by ARdrone, you'll get a bird's eye view of Vila Velha as well as the larger urban area of which it is part. 

Brazil's Praia do Forte is one of the most popular beach areas in the state of Bahia, one of the states in Brazil's Northeast Region  This beach, located 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 created this beautiful drone video of Praia do Forte, recently named as one of the top beaches in South America in a survey by the Travel Channel.  

Check out this fantastic drone video of the Jalapão region of interior Brazil, compliments of AirVuz contributor nexinxavier.  Jalapão is a highly distinctive "microregion" within Tocantins, a giant state that's part of Brazil's official Western Region.  With its semi-arid climate and highly distinctive rock formations, the region covers about 34k square km (around 13k square mi.).  It's an inreasingly popular eco-tourist destination, in part due to its appearance as a filming location for the 18th season of the Survivor TV series.

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 (after Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasilia) 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.  

Rg Drones created this spectacular aerial view of the 120th anniversary of one of the youngest cities in Brazil.  Belo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil, the second largest state in the country.  Belo Horizonte is the sixth largest city in Brazil, and its metropolitan area is the third largest after Rio and Sao Paulo.  The city as it exists today was built as part of a plan for a new state capital to replace the gold mining town Ouro Preto, which lies to its southeast.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, new contributor acaetano brings us this beautiful drone video of the Brazlian port city of Recife.  The state capiral of Pernambuco, Recife is the center of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area after Sao Paulo, Rio, and Brasilia.  One of the oldest cities in Brazil, it was founded by the Portuguese in the 1530's.  The video includes footage of some of the city's most well-known spots, including its Crystal Tower statue, the Capibaribe River, Porto Digital, and the Twin Towers near Pina Beach.

Contributor and pilot AirVuzWeldas used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this amazing aerial video of Brazil's Federal District. The Federal District is a quasi-state, similar to the status of the USA's District of Columbia.  It's located well in the interior of this immense country, completely surrounded by the states of Goias (from whose territory it was created) and Minas Gerais.  The District was created to be the home of Brasilia, which was chosen as the new capital city of the country in 1960, taking over that role from Rio de Janeiro.   

Take in these stunning drone views of Brazil's Ihla Grande island, compliments of AirVuz contributor Aerial Perspective.  Ilha Grande is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, roughly halfway between the state's (namesake) capital city and São Paulo.  One of Brazil's largest islands, Ilha Grande covers a bit under 200 square km or around 75 square mi. For much of its history, the island was off-limits to tourism: it was a leper colony and then a top-security prison.  Since the latter closed in 1994, it's become a populist tourist spot.  

Brazil's Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is one of the natural treasures of this giant South American country.  Created in 1961, its situated in Goiás, one of the country's main interior states.  Located about a three hour drive north of Brasilia, the park sits atop a plateau believed to be nearly 2 billion years old.  Known for its waterfalls and some of the earth's oldest rock formations, the park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.  You can see the stunning park from above in this excellent drone video from bugDreamer.com.

Natal is one of the oldest and most important cities in Northeastern Brazil.  Capital of the state of Rio Grande del Norte, it's also the easternmost of any major city in the Western Hemisphere.  In this excellent piece by AirVuz contributor and pilot RG Drones, you'll get an aerial tour of the city, including the Newton Navarro Bridge at the mouth of the Potenji River; Pipa Beach, about an hour's drive south of the city center; Praia de Ponta Negra, the city's main beach district; and the nearby Morro do Careca sand dune.  

Check out this fantastic drone video from the coastline of Northeastern Brazil, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and pilot RG Drones.  The video was shot around the Trancoso district in the municipality of Puerto Seguro in the state of Bahia.  Once a small fishing village, like other spots on the Bahia coast this area has seen an influx of tourist traffic and resort/hotel construction in recent years.  This video was tapped as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist in June of 2020.

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.

Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, both in terms of population and land area. Home to some of the world's largest tropical rainforests, stunning mountains, teeming cities, famous beaches, and countless sites of cultural interest, this giant South American country does not lack for amazing places to capture by drone. With over a thousand drone videos of Brazil on the site, the AirVuz staff put together this compilation of some of the best clips, ranging from Rio de Janeiro to Iguazu Falls.