Western Brazil from Above

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.  

The immensity of the lower Amazon River in Brazil is such that even very large cruise ships can access it and cruise some ways up from its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean.  Given the lack of road infrastructure in this vast region, many travelers find that this is in fact the easiest and most comfortable way to see the storied Amazon rainforests.  In this video, contributor Exclusive Aerials was able to fly a drone over the cruise ship Crystal Serenity as it was cruising the mighty river at sunset.  

Here's an amazing drone video edit of a waterfall in the region of Jalapão deep in the interior of Brazil.  Jalapão is part of the state of Tocantins, the newest Brazilian state.  The state was created in the late 1980's when the northern half of lobbied to separate itself from the state of Goiás.  Though smaller than Goiás, it's still enormous, covering over 275k square km (about 107k sq. mi.) around the geographic center of this gigantic South American country.

Top contributor and drone pilot DRONE DA MONTANHA created this beautiful aerial video of a well known mountain peak in northern Brazil in the state of Roirama.  Mount Roraima is the highest peak in a chain of mountains called the Pacaraima Mountains which runs through the northern part of Brazil plus parts of Venezuela and Guyana. Roirama reaches a peak elevation of about 2.8k above sea level (approximately 9.2k ft.)  The peak is situated near the point where the three countries come together.  

Here's an awesome aerial tour of the Brazilian interior city of Cuiabá, compliments of contributor and drone pilot G4DRONE.  The capital of the state of Mato Grasso, it's one of the most important cities in the Center-West region of this gigantic South American country.  It's considered one of the most important cities in the heart of Brazilian agricultural lands.  Here, massive soybean fields and massive cattle herds provide a critical source of protein for hungry mouths around the world.  

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.   

Contributor and drone pilot Drone Cuiabá created this aerial video of Cuiabá, an important city in the interior of Brazil.  It's the capital of Mato Grosso, one of the states which makes up the Center-West region of the country.  Like many of the cities of interior Brazil, it was founded during a gold rush, in the early 18th century.  With a metropolitan population of almost a million, it's one of the largest cities in interior Brazil.  The area surrounding it is one of the richest agricultural regions of the country.  

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.

Top contributor and drone pilot DRONE DA MONTANHA created this spectacular aerial video of a beautiful spot in the Brazilian state of Goiás.  Goiás is part of the Center-West Region of the country.   The area shown in the video is near the town of Caiapônia, which lies in the southwestern region of the state.  The area features a mix of spectacular natural sites like waterfalls, and it's also one of the country's important agricultural regions, home to vast soybean fields.  

Contributor AirVuzWeldas used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this video of a well known bridge in the interior of Brazil.  The Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, named after a former Brazilian president, spans the artificial Paranoá Lake in the country's capital city Brasilia.  Completed in 2002, the bridge has a length of 1.2k meters (about 3.9k ft.).  The design is distinguished by four asymmetrical steel arches.  It's one of the most well-known landmarks in Brasilia, now Brazil's third-largest city.    

AirVuz contributor franciscosantos12@hotmail.com brings us these excellent drone views of Manaus, Brazil, the principal city in the country's vast Amazon region.  Manaus is the capital city of Amazonas, the giant state which includes most of Brazil's Amazon Basin territory.  Manaus is the center of a metropolitan area of about 2.7 million, representing about 60% of the population of this vast but thinly populated state.  The city is located just east of the confluence of the Solimões and Negro Rivers to form the Amazon.  

Contributor and drone pilot Pedro Luz created this remarkable travel video of a Brazilian national park deep in the interior of the country.  Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is located in Goias, one of the states which make up the West Central region of this vast South American country.  It's in an area which was first "discovered" in an 18th gold rush.  The park is situated atop a plateau which is believed by geologists to be almost 2 billion years old.  The area has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.  

Contributor DM Drone created this fascinating aerial video of Brasilia, Brazil's planned capital city.  Located in the country's interior, Brasilia was built beginning in the mid-1950's, taking over as capital from Rio de Janeiro in 1960.  As the federal capital, in the course of just a few decades it's emerged as the country's #3 city, after Sao Paulo and Rio.  The video highlights some of the city's landmarks, including the National Stadium, Cathedral of Brasília, the National Congress and the JK Bridge.

Check out this beautiful video from the interior of Brazil, compliments of contributor and drone pilot Fernandoperesphotos.  It's an area near the town of Bonito, in the western part of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.  Mato Grosso do Sul (abbreviated as "MS") is one of the three states (plus the Federal District) which make up the gigantic West Central region of the country.  The area filmed is on the Rio Sucuri, one of the attractions that's helping to create a thriving ecotourism business here.  

Get a rare aerial view of the great Amazon Rainforest in Brazil in this fantastic drone video.  It was shot in and around the city of Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas.  The largest of the 26 states of modern Brazil, the giant territory covers an incredible 1.6 million square km (around 600k square mi.), larger than the combined area of Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.  Virtually all of this vast area is covered by the Amazon Rainforest, the jungle which dominates the geography of the northern interior of South America.  

Get a drone's eye view of the heart of the Amazon rainforest in this fantastic video by franciscosantos122hotmail.com.  The video was filmed on the Rio Negro River near the town of Novo Airão, in the gigantic northwestern state of Amazonas.  The Rio Negro is the largest left tributary of the mighty Amazon River.  With a source in Colombia, the Rio Negro is one of the ten largest rivers in the world by discharge volume.  It converges with the Amazon at the city of Manaus, the state capital and largest city.  

Check out this drone video from the heart of the Amazon Rainforest in northern Brazil, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot franciscosantos12@hotmail.com.  The video was shot in the municipality of Manacapuru.  It's located in the giant state of Amazonas, where the Manacapuru River and Solimões River converge.  The Solimões River is actually the name for the portion of the Amazon River upstream from Manaus (about 50 mi. or 80 km downstream from Manacapuru), where the Solimões River is joined by the (larger) Rio Negro.  

Former Drone Video Award Finalist RG CAM brings us this amazing aerial video of the bird life on Brazil's Araguaia River, deep in the heart of this giant South American country.  The Araguaia runs a largely south-to-north course of about 1.6k mi. (around 2.6k km), ending in confluence with the Tocantins River just east of the city of Marabá, , in the northern state of Pará.  Part of the eastern Amazon Basin, the river is characterized by diverse wildlife, including many species of birds.    

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.

When the Brazilian state of Tocantins was created in the late 1980's out of territory which had been part of Goiás, the new state needed a new state capital.  Following the example of the planned federal capital of Brasilia (also born of Goiás territory, beginning in the 1950's), the city of Palmas was founded for this purpose in 1990.  Situated near the exact center of Tocantins, it's also now the largest city in Brazil's 27th state.  You can see it from a bird's eye view in this drone video by Esteban Clua.  

Check out these drone views of the Araçá River in northern Brazil, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Luiz Gerbase.  The Araçá runs a course of about 250 mi. (around 400 km) through the giant state of Amazonas.  It is a tributary of the Demini River, which in turn is a tributary to the Rio Negro.  The Rio Negro, in turn, is the largest left tributary of the mighty Amazon River; based on its annual discharge volume, it's one of the ten largest rivers in the world in its own right.  

The heart of the Amazon River Basin in Brazil is the state of Amazonas, a massive territory which covers the northwestern corner of the country.  The state's land area totals almost 1.6k square km (a bit over 600k square mi.), an area roughly the size of Western Europe.  In this drone video by contributor Drone-X, you'll get an aerial tour of this massive Brazilian state as well as Amazon Basin territory in its neighboring states. It includes some great footage of Manaus, the Amazonas state capital and the largest Amazon Basin city.

Check out this drone video of some stunning rock formations deep in the interior of Brazil, compliments of contributor victorvideomaker.  The giant sandstones are located in a "microregion" called Jalapão in Tocantins, Brazil's newest state.  For a microregion, Jalapão is still quite large - it covers about 34k square km (around 13k square mi.).  With its towering rocks, sand dunes, and numerous streams, Jalapão was used as a filming location for the 18th season of the Survivor reality TV series.  

Take in these fantastic drone views of Manaus, Brazil, the principal city in the country's vast Amazon region.  Manaus is the capital city of Amazonas, the giant state which includes most of Brazil's Amazon Basin territory.  Manaus is the center of a metropolitan area of about 2.7 million, representing about 60% of the population of this vast but thinly populated state.  The city is located just east of the confluence of the Solimões and Negro Rivers to form the Amazon.  It's considered the most important city in the entire Amazon Basin.

Manaus, Brazil is the largest and arguably the most important city in the entire Amazon Basin of South America.  The capital of the giant state of Amazonas, it's located near the confluence of the Solimões River (sometimes called the Upper Amazon River) with the Rio Negro, its giant tributary.  Located in the heart of the world's largest rainforest, Maunas was estimated to be Brazil's seventh-largest city as of 2019.  Check out Manaus and its watery surroundings from above in this beautiful drone video.  

AirVuz contributor AirVuzWeldas brings us this excellent sunset video of the Brazilian capital city of Brasília.  The video was shot over Paranoá Lake, which was created by the damming of the Paranoá River during the construction of this planned city in the late 1950's and the early 1960's.  The video features some excellent footage of the distinctive-looking Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, which opened in 2002.   The bridge is named after the country's 21st president, who was the prime mover behind the creation of the new capital city.  

Brazil's Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is one of the natural treasures of the massive South American country.  The park covers a bit over 900 square mi. (around 2.4k square km) in the northeastern part of Goias, one of Brazil's giant interior states.  Seen in this done video by brand-new contributor joaomarin, the park is famous for both its waterfalls as well as its rock formations, some which represent amongst the oldest rocks on the surface of the earth.  Declared a National Park in 1961, it's also a UNESCO World Heritage site.