Creator friendly places
Cafes, stays and spots that are chill with creators: film your food, fly a drone, set up a tripod, no hassle. Browse by city and see what other creators made there.
17 places
Praia de Lopes Mendes
Often called Brazil's most beautiful beach: 3km of fine white sand and turquoise water, no cars, no buildings.
Pedra do Arpoador
The rock between Ipanema and Copacabana where the whole beach claps at sunset. The Rio shot.
Pedra Bonita
A short hike to a hang-glider ramp with open sky: the rare Rio spot where drones are genuinely welcome.
Centro Histórico de Paraty
Car-free colonial streets of whitewashed houses and cobblestones: a film set you can just walk into.
Mirante Dona Marta
The viewpoint that frames Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf in one shot, reachable by car or van.
Parque Lage
A 1920s mansion with a courtyard café at the foot of Corcovado: free, leafy, endlessly photogenic.
Saco do Mamanguá
Brazil's only tropical fjord: a long green inlet with the Pico do Pão de Açúcar lookout for epic drone lines.
Lagoa Azul
A shallow turquoise snorkelling lagoon off Ilha Grande, a schooner-trip staple full of fish.
Praia da Ferradura
A horseshoe bay in Búzios with calm, clear water and headlands that make for clean drone arcs.
Aprazível
A garden restaurant in the Santa Teresa hills with open-air tables and a jungle-framed bay view.
Praia de Ipanema
The beach that defines Rio beach culture: posto life, Dois Irmãos backdrop, endless people-and-sea b-roll.
Cachoeira do Tobogã
A natural rock waterslide in the Paraty rainforest: playful, splashy, great for action footage.