Leopard USA returns to Brazil for a new episode of HHI

Just three months after the Leopard USA team were last in Brazilshooting an episode of House Hunters International on Brazil’s northeastern coastline, they were back again for yet another shoot. This time, instead of sand dunes and beach buggies, the shoot took Leopard and a Story Productions crew to the interior of São Paulo state, to Campinas, to capture the story of an American couple and their two children who are relocating to Brazil for the father’s job.

Leopard USA once again hired Story Productions to provide pre-production support as well as a crew on the ground for the shoot. Ahead of filming, we provided location research, filming permits and authorisation from Ancine (the Brazilian Film Agency) for the Leopard USA crew to film in Brazil.

Throughout the shoot – an intense but fun 5 days – Story Productions provided a bilingual fixer and camera assistant, as well as driver and security detail.

The shooting schedule took in 3 house tours with a local estate agent as well as scenes capturing the family, their back story and their final decision on which house to rent. We captured scenes that took in the best of the city and the local culture, including a capoeira class, which the episode's stars limbered up for.

The Story Productions crew also spent a day shooting B-roll footage in and around Campinas, as well as providing a drone operator for aerial footage.