Specialty Camera Rigs

Here is how this works in practice. Specialty rigs in Brazil pull from a combination of resident inventory at Cinerent Brasil + Cor & Som and cross-border imports from Sigma Cine + Vision Research LA on the 12-hour direct GRU/LA flight. Resident gear covers Filmotechnic Russian Arm (Flight Head V variants), Scorpio Stabilized Heads, Mōvi XL and Ronin 4D gimbal cars, Easyrig Cinema 3, and Steadicam M-2 and Trinity rigs.

Here is the breakdown. On the ground, Camera cars run modified Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger 4x4s for off-road chase sequences (the Tropa de Elite favela language and Fast Five Rio chase legacy both pulled from Brazilian fleet operators). With Mercedes Sprinter and Iveco Daily process trailers for street work. Phantom Flex 4K high-speed bodies cross-border from Vision Research LA for action sequences. ATA carnet processing through Receita Federal runs 2-4 weeks, so we file early. Crash housings, Lambda underwater housings, and POV car-mount rigs sit in resident inventory.

Here is the short of it. Aerial planning layers helicopter operators Helisul (Rio + nationwide), Líder Aviação (Rio), Aero Rio Helicópteros, and Amazon-specialty Helivia, all flying ANAC-certified pilots through wet-lease plan that global shoots can engage. Cineflex V14, GSS C520, and Shotover F1 stabilized aerial mounts cross-border from Sigma Cine LA when feature scope demands. Fixed-wing aerial work through LATAM, GOL, Azul, and Voepass private charter covers wide cerrado, Amazon, and Pantanal vistas.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. On the ground, the Brazilian feature canon contains the tech lineage shoots inherit. This covers Tropa de Elite's favela chase grammar, City of God's handheld car work under Charlone, Bacurau's anamorphic Northeast sertão sequences, Fast Five's Rio set-pieces, The Incredible Hulk's 2008 favela sequences, Rio and Rio 2 animation aerial reference flights over Carlos Saldanha's home city, The Mission's 1986 Iguaçu Falls vistas. Tropical 80-95% humidity, Sambódromo Carnival rigging, and Cristo Redentor IPHAN heritage permits all factor into rig prep and clearance.