Think of us as your production team in Brazil

We are a full service production company with a network of multilingual video professionals, researchers, creatives and fixers around the country, and the expertise to provide all support needed when you are filming in Brazil.

Story Productions provides production services, from research, casting and crewing through to post-production, for clients that come from all over the world to film across Brazil. We have crews in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Belém, Porto Alegre, Manaus, Recife and Curitiba. When we're not creating great content for our clients, we're busy developing, producing and winning awards for our own television content.

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The latest news and curious facts about filming in Brazil

Dramatic thunderhead over Belém, Brazil’s filming hotspot for COP30

Newsletter #49 Filming Brazil’s Future: Opportunity, Legacy, and the Road to COP30

by Nick Story • 8 July 2025
Explore Brazil’s cinematic Situation Report in Newsletter 49: SPCine’s R$143M investment, filming in Belém, and COP30 stories. | Story Productions.

From Periphery to Global Stage: How São Paulo is Becoming the New Film Capital of Latin America

by Nick Story • 1 July 2025
SPCine Celebrate 10 Years announcing Brazil's R$143.7 Million Audiovisual Boom: Why International Filmmakers Are Racing to São Paulo I spent three days at the 10th SPCine Forum, attending as many panels as possible. It was an exhausting marathon of information. This article presents a factual overview of what I learned; a follow-up piece will share my personal reflections.

Sebastiao Salgado (1944-2025)

by Nick Story • 24 June 2025
What can Sebastião Salgado's vision teach us about humanity and nature? Discover his legacy and its relevance to Brazil's COP 30.
Dom Phillipps posthumous film by his friend Otavio Cury screened on Praça Charles Miller.

How to Save the Amazon: Dom Phillips' Final Environmental Legacy

by Nick Story • 20 June 2025
Discover the powerful story behind 'How to Save the Amazon,' the collaborative book completing Dom Phillips' final work on environmental journalism and Amazon conservation, launched at São Paulo's Feira do Livro 2025
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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park has officially been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Th

Film Brazil’s 8 natural world heritage sites

by Story Productions • 14 August 2024
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park has officially been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The designation ceremony was held in New Delhi, India, on July 26 2024.
Story ProductionsLIVEU crew to interview Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer.

LIVEU ENG crew Rio de Janeiro: CNBC taps Story Productions for G20 interview with UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer

by Story Productions • 5 August 2024
CNBC Europe teamed up with Story Productions to source our Rio based LIVEU crew to interview Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, during her first international trip in office.
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Where are you Filming?

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Filming in Sao Paul

Shooting in Brazil's most surprising city
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Rio de Janeiro

Getting the most ouf of your shoot in Rio

Belém

The gateway city to the Amazon

Getting ready for Cop30?
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The Amazon

Tips for success when filming in the jungle

Our services

  • Concept Script Development | Services | Story Productions

    Concept and script development

    If you have the idea, we can transform it into a script

  • Location Scouting in Brazil | Services | Story Productions

    Location scout

    Finding the right setting for your shoot

  • Casting in Brazil | Services | Story Productions

    Casting your production in Brazil

    The most diverse country in the world!

  • Post Production Services in Brazil | Story Productions

    Post-production

    Transforming hours of raw footage into a complete polished project

  • Getting permission to film in Brazil | Story Productions

    ANCINE letter & permits

    If you are planning to film in Brazil, there is much to know about the permits and authorizations needed.

  • Full Production Services | Services | Story Productions

    Full production services

    And if you have a script, we can provide help you all the way to  post-production.

  • Fixer in Brazil | Story Productions

    Multilingual crew | Fixer

    Looking for a multilingual fixer in Brazil for your shoot? Our highly skilled, multilingual fixers support shoots all over Brazil.

  • Still photography in Brazil | Services | Story Productions

    Still Photography

    You need a wonderful local photographer? or just a studio?

Concept Script Development | Services | Story Productions

Concept and script development

If you have the idea, we can transform it into a script
Location Scouting in Brazil | Services | Story Productions

Location scout

Finding the right setting for your shoot
Casting in Brazil | Services | Story Productions

Casting your production in Brazil

The most diverse country in the world!
Post Production Services in Brazil | Story Productions

Post-production

Transforming hours of raw footage into a complete polished project
Getting permission to film in Brazil | Story Productions

ANCINE letter & permits

If you are planning to film in Brazil, there is much to know about the permits and authorizations needed.
Full Production Services | Services | Story Productions

Full production services

And if you have a script, we can provide help you all the way to  post-production.
Fixer in Brazil | Story Productions

Multilingual crew | Fixer

Looking for a multilingual fixer in Brazil for your shoot? Our highly skilled, multilingual fixers support shoots all over Brazil.
Still photography in Brazil | Services | Story Productions

Still Photography

You need a wonderful local photographer? or just a studio?

What makes us the right choice for your next project?

Legal expertise


In-house Lawyer for permits, visas and customs

Field experience


Over 10 years of stunning production and post production work in Brazil

Customer service


We are calm under pressure, trustworthy, dedicated and professional

Multilingual crew


We speak English, Spanish, German and French

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Filming in Brazil



Story Productions has organized hundreds of shoots all across Brazil. So we can provide the spot-on tips on how to get the best out of a video production in Brazil.


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Regulations for filming in Brazil


We have the knowledge and legal expertise to handle the permits and give you the right orientation regarding visas and customs, so you arrival and production run smoothly.

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ANCINE Permits

Need to get authorisation to film in Brazil? We can help.
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Bringing equipment

The latest information and updates on bringing equipment into Brazil.
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ANCINE Permits

Need to get authorisation to film in Brazil? We can help.
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Bringing equipment

The latest information and updates on bringing equipment into Brazil.