9 Photography Sessions in Brazil Worth Booking

1.Niterói: Paragliding Experience with GoPro Photos and Video

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 131 reviews · 1 hour · from $104Our pick

Meet Pepê at Niterói City Park for a tandem paragliding flight with a certified instructor. After a safety briefing, you will launch from a flight ramp, glide above Niterói, and finish near Charitas. Your package includes GoPro photos and Full HD video, with instruction in English, Portuguese, or Spanish.

“It was amazing …we had a delay due to wind but it was still a fantastic experience”

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2.Photo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $43Top rated

Spend two hours photographing Ouro Preto with a local professional such as Rômulo or Juliana. You will visit church squares, a lookout, a park bridge, a free museum, colonial Rua Direita, Praça Tiradentes, and another church setting. Digital photos are included, but formal historical guiding is not part of the service.

“I greatly enjoyed the photoshoot. I couldn't find an English tour in Ouro Preto, so I booked this. Not only did I get nice photos, Romulo also shared snippets of Ouro Preto's history, architecture, and food--he brought me to his favorite sweet shop, and I was able to buy the best dulce de leche in town! Or probably in Brazil! I couldn't be happier.”

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3.Tour to Mirante Dona Marta at sunrise with guide and photos!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $114

Leave your Southern Zone hotel around 3:30 a.m. for Mirante Dona Marta, where a guide takes sunrise photos using your phone. Thales has a sharp eye for portraits, and the small shared group, capped at 10, keeps the visit easygoing. The lookout works on cloudy days, but rain cancels the outing.

“T and T were great guides! Fun, safe and very knowledgeable! Thales has a very good eye for taking the right photos! Really enjoyed being with both of them!”

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4.Downtown Photo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $150

Meet photographer Victor at Café Girondino for a 3.5-hour walk through central São Paulo. You’ll practice street, portrait, and architecture photography, learn how aperture, ISO, exposure, and natural light shape an image, and hear local facts along the way. Bring your own camera or smartphone. Groups are limited to eight.

“Victor was a perfect guide for two street photographers. He is very personable, knowledgeable about photography, and knew exactly where to go for the perfect shot.”

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5.East Lake Trail and Morro da Coroa with photo session

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · from $41Best value

Join Jucilene, known as Juci, for a five-hour hike from Pântano do Sul to Morro da Coroa. The 6-kilometer route has moderate difficulty, forest shade, roots, and inclined ground. At the 220-meter summit, Juci takes professional photos, which are sent to you by the end of the day. The tour is in Portuguese and limited to six people.

“Foi maravilhosooo, a Juci é uma ótima guia, com anos de experiência. Comprem, vocês não vão se arrepender. Ainda tivemos a companhia da Caramela, negão e grandão (três cachorros de rua), que deixaram o caminho mais divertido e prazeroso. O visual é incrívelll.”

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7.One Day in Rio with a Photographer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 8 hours · from $250

Spend eight hours seeing Rio’s essential sights with Renata, a multilingual guide and photographer. Start early at Christ the Redeemer, pause at Dona Marta, visit Selarón Steps, and ride Sugarloaf’s cable cars. Hotel pickup, transport, and a high-resolution digital album are included. Admission tickets, food, and drinks cost extra.

“Renata did a very good job. She used every possible photo opportunity. She was a very good photographer. The result are exceptional photos. Beside this she was friendly and had a lot of humor. The photo tour was a lot of fun. I can highly recommend this photo tour. Patrick from Germany.”

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8.Strike a pose: The Rio Photo tour!

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 9 reviews · 4 hours · from $120

Join Renata, a licensed Rio guide and photographer with 20 years of experience, for a private four-hour photo tour. Choose iconic sights such as Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf, or ask for Santa Teresa, Parque Lage, beaches, or forest views. A driver, hotel pickup in Rio’s South Zone, and 100 edited photos are included.

“Queríamos expresar nuestro más sincero agradecimiento por la excelente experiencia que tuvimos durante nuestro tour fotográfico. La rapidez y eficiencia con la que recibimos las fotos, en menos de 24 horas, fue realmente excepcional. Apreciamos profundamente el excelente trabajo realizado para coordinar los traslados y cómo se adaptaron perfectamente a nuestras necesidades. Gracias a estos esfuerzos, pudimos capturar los mejores recuerdos sin preocupaciones.”

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9.Skydiving Experience with Photos and Videos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $843

Meet FlyFoz Paraquedismo in Foz do Iguaçu for a tandem jump after a 20-plus-minute flight over the Triple Frontier. You’ll see Itaipu Dam, the Paraná River, and the city from above. Choose the Selfie Jump or VIP Jump, with both packages including photos and video. Support is available in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

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