Set Decorators
Pro set decorators bringing Brazilian interiors to life—from colonial Baroque grandeur to modernist Niemeyer elegance.
Here is how this works in practice. A set decorator selects and arranges the furnishings, artwork, drapery, and decorative details that bring a production designer's vision to life on screen. In Brazil, this means drawing on a design tradition that fuses Portuguese colonial heritage, indigenous craft, and bold modernism—from the gilded Baroque churches of Salvador to the iconic mid-century furniture of designers like Sergio Rodrigues and the vibrant favela interiors of Rio.
Here is the short of it. We connect you with Brazilian set decorators who know where to source locally—from antique dealers in São Paulo's Jardins district and Rio's Rua do Lavradio to prop houses serving Estúdios Globo and Quanta. Our network spans all major production hubs, with pros skilled in dressing everything from colonial haciendas to sleek Copacabana penthouses.
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Capabilities
Complete Set Decoration Services
From sourcing through strike, our set decorators fill your spaces with the details that make them real.
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Set Dressing
- Interior styling
- Furniture placement
- Soft furnishings
- Window treatments
- Art & accessories
Complete Interiors
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Sourcing
- Prop house coordination
- Antique acquisition
- Custom fabrication
- Rental management
- Purchase coordination
Resource Access
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Set Management
- Continuity tracking
- Scene changes
- Strike planning
- Inventory control
- Return coordination
On-Set Control
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Team Leadership
- Leadman coordination
- Swing gang management
- Buyer supervision
- Vendor relationships
- Budget oversight
Department Head
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Why Us
Why Choose Our Set Decorators
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Brazilian Antique & Prop Access
Set up relationships with São Paulo's Jardins antique dealers, Rio's Rua do Lavradio flea market, and prop houses serving Estúdios Globo and Quanta. Access to authentic colonial Baroque pieces and mid-century Brazilian design furniture.
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Brazilian Design Traditions
Set decorators versed in Portuguese colonial, Baroque, Brazilian modernism, and modern tropical styles. They know the distinctive character of Brazilian interiors, from Ouro Preto's colonial houses to São Paulo's design-forward apartments.
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Regional Textile & Craft Resources
Access to indigenous artisan cooperatives, Northeastern hammock weavers, and pro upholsterers. We source authentic materials including Brazilian hardwoods, ceramic tilework, and locally crafted furnishings.
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Colonial & Modern Period Expertise
Experience dressing sets spanning Brazil's Portuguese colonial era through the Empire period, Republic, and into the Niemeyer modernist age. Accurate period decoration for shoots set in any decade of Brazilian history.
On Location
Set decoration departments tapped into Globo PROJAC's archive, Cinedia's 1930s stock, and the São Paulo antiques trade
Here is how this works in practice. Brazilian set decorators run hand-picked dressing crews on São Paulo and Rio features, top series, telenovelas, and commercials. With bonded storage and dressing trucks staged out of Globo PROJAC (the world's largest telenovela tricky, in operation since 1965), Cinedia (Rio, since 1930), Casablanca São Paulo, O2 Filmes, Conspiração, and Estúdios Rio. Lead decorators, buyers, set dressers, on-set dressers, and graphics-decorators are SATED-RJ, SATED-SP, and SindCine registered. With CLT/INSS/FGTS payroll and reciprocal IATSE Local 44 plan for visiting US decorators on co-productions.
Here is what that looks like on the ground. On the ground, Sourcing pipelines reach Globo's six-decade prop-and-dressing archive (deepest in Latin America), São Paulo's antiques district along Rua Cardeal Arcoverde and the Praça Benedito Calixto Sunday market, Rio's Saara wholesale district, Liberdade's Japanese-import suppliers (largest Japanese community outside Japan), Salvador's Mercado Modelo, and northeast artisan cooperatives. Mercosul cross-border sourcing from Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile is routinely ready. Global ATA carnet and SAT customs clearance runs through Receita Federal/Aduana.
Here is the short of it. Period sweep is unusually wide. Colonial baroque dressing for IPHAN-protected UNESCO heritage interiors (Ouro Preto, Olinda, Paraty, Pelourinho Salvador, Diamantina, São Luís), Empire and República late-19th-century dressing, Estado Novo, Bossa Nova / Tropicália 1960s, military dictatorship, redemocratization, and today's Lula-Bolsonaro political-era kits are all on tap with archive-verified references. Carnaval samba-escola float-and-mask ateliers (Beija-Flor, Mangueira, Salgueiro, Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel) supply large-scale sculptural dressing capacity unmatched anywhere else.
Here is how the picture comes together. On the ground, Recent benchmark shoots have Walter Salles's I'm Still Here (Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee 2025), Kleber Mendonça Filho's Aquarius and Bacurau (Cannes Jury Prize 2019), Karim Aïnouz's Eurídice Gusmão (Cannes Un Certain Regard 2019), José Padilha's Elite Squad franchise, and Netflix's Narcos. Currency advantage BRL ~5:1 USD plus Lei do Audiovisual federal rebates via ANCINE keep dressing budgets sharp.
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FAQ
Set Decoration Expertise
Where do you source furnishings in Brazil?
Here is the breakdown. Our set decorators work with prop houses in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, plus antique dealers in the Jardins district, Rua do Lavradio, and vintage pros across all states. We also source from pro colonial furniture dealers and mid-century Brazilian design galleries.
Can you dress sets for Brazilian period productions?
Yes, our decorators have extensive experience with colonial-era, Empire, Republic, and mid-century Brazilian settings. We source authentic period furniture and decorative items through pro dealers and heritage collections across Rio, São Paulo, and Salvador.
How do you handle productions filming across multiple Brazilian cities?
We set up set decorating logistics across Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Brasília, and regional locations. Our teams manage transport between states and keep scene matching across all sets no matter geography.
What about custom fabrication?
We work with skilled craftspeople for custom pieces when rental options don't meet your needs. This has furniture building, upholstery, scenic painting, and specialty fabrication.
Can you create authentic rural or regional Brazilian interiors?
Fully. Our decorators source from regional dealers, estate sales, and country markets to create convincing rural Brazilian environments—from Bahian plantation houses to sertão homesteads and gaucho ranch interiors.
Do you provide the full set decorating crew?
Yes, we can staff complete set decorating departments including decorators, leadmen, buyers, set dressers, and swing gang. We scale the team to match your production's needs.
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