Where to Paraglide in Brazil: 15 Flights to Book

1.Hang Gliding Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 760 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $229Our pick

Soar from Pedra Bonita over Rio, with expert pilots, famous views, beach landing, safety tips, costs, and weather advice.

“It was an incredible experience. The drivers that picked us up was great but I wasn’t picked up from my hotel, I had to get an Uber to them so additional money. My instructor was nice and safe but I wish he had reassured me more as I was a bit scared, he didn’t show much emotion. I had to find him as there was no communication, unlike other instructors, they offered their clients water and updated them every time. But over, nice guy! Also we had to wait about 3 hours for the fog to clear and the wind to shift the right way on the day (this is…”

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2.Hang Gliding Tandem Flight

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 426 reviews · 2h 30m · from $301

Soar above Rio from Pedra Bonita, with beach landing, expert pilots, GoPro video, and views of Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf.

“Beto was a great instructor and made me feel at ease! Such an enjoyable experience and with stunning views”

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3.Paragliding Tandem Flight

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 186 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $219

Glide above Rio from 525-meter Pedra Bonita, enjoy beach landing views, and take home flight video with this tandem paragliding adventure.

“What a great experience! My pilot was amazing! I trusted him to keep me safe. I would do this experience again and again!”

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4.Hang Gliding or Paragliding Flights

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 132 reviews · 1 hour · from $381

Review of Rio’s Pedra Bonita hang gliding and paragliding flight, with safety tips, pricing, views, logistics, and honest advice.

“Felt totally safe from start to finish. Well organised and clearly explained safety brief”

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5.Paragliding Experience with GoPro Photos and Video

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 131 reviews · 1 hour · from $104Best value

Soar above Niterói with certified instructor Pepê, Rio views, GoPro photos and video, private flights, and practical booking tips.

“Pepe was a great safe instructor and made the trip great fun.”

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6.Paragliding Tandem Flights over Rio

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 60 reviews · 2 hours · from $174

Soar over Rio from Pedra Bonita to São Conrado Beach on a tandem paragliding flight with GoPro footage and sweeping city views.

“The actually experience was amazing. The instructor is bilingual like myself so it was fun to mix languages with him whilst in the air. However, the waiting seemed a bit messy and was extremely long, I waited nearly 2 hours until my turn”

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7.Paragliding flight with instructor in Florianópolis

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 49 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $107

Soar above Florianópolis beaches with a qualified instructor, private flight, flexible weather policy, and sweeping coastal views.

“That are super professional and reliable, I loved the experience, I suffer from vertigo at the height and it really was a beautiful feeling to fly , at no time I felt panic.Auto-translated”

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8.Hang Gliding or Paragliding Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · 2 hours · from $261Top rated

Review of Rio’s 2-hour hang gliding or paragliding flight from Pedra Bonita, with costs, views, safety, timing, and booking advice.

“Paulo was an cool and experienced Tandemguide, was very friendly and kind. me and my friend did the first time paragliding, and we felt save, it was wonderfull! "just keep running :)”

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9.Paragliding in Rio de Janeiro

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $294

Soar beside Rio’s Pedra Bonita and Pedra da Gávea, with beach landing, expert pilots, video, and practical booking advice.

“Had an amazing time on this experience. From booking, Mariana was in touch and making everything seamless. Renato is a great pilot! Exceptional!”

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10.Paragliding Tandem Flights over Rio

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 18 reviews · 2 hours · from $173

Fly tandem over Rio from Pedra Bonita, with ocean views, certified instructors, GoPro footage, and a gentle landing at São Conrado Beach.

“Velmi jsem spěchal abych stihl let vrtulníkem a Igor udělal vše proto aby mi vyhověl a uspíšil můj let. Je to velký sympaťák a velmi zkušený.”

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11.Hang Gliding Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 11 reviews · from $162

Review of Rio’s hang-gliding flight: mountain and beach views, instructor-led flying, photos, costs, limits, weather, and booking advice.

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12.Hang gliding flight in Rio de Janeiro

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours · from $1,850

Review of Rio hang gliding from Pedra Bonita, with instructor Luciano Popó, 360° video, beach landing, pricing, logistics, and booking advice.

“Expérience incroyable ! Voler au-dessus de Rio en parapente était magique, avec une vue à couper le souffle. Mon instructeur était super sympa et rassurant, parfait pour profiter à fond. À faire absolument !”

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13.Hang gliding adventure

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 3 reviews · from $220

Review of Rio’s tandem hang gliding flight from Pedra da Gávea, with São Conrado views, safety details, pricing, timing, and booking advice.

“Amazing, but I wanted the Hand gliding experience not the paragliding one. However it was still amazing. Next time I will emphasize that.”

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14.Hang Gliding or Paragliding Flight

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $237

Soar from Pedra Bonita over Tijuca Forest and Rio’s beaches, then land at Pepino Beach in a tandem hang gliding or paragliding flight.

“It was an awesome experience!!! Rudolfo and Paulao did a great job! I’m going to repeat this activity, I hope in Rio again”

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15.PARAGLIDING FLIGHT IN SÃO CONRADO – RIO DE JANEIRO

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $220

Review of Rio’s São Conrado paragliding flight, with Pedra Bonita views, veteran pilots, video, safety details, price, and practical tips.

“Wowzers 🤩 what an absolute life changing experience. Luis Ottavio was incredible beyond words. I could feel his love of what he does from the first moment i saw him. The flight was not only fun, but also transforming experience for me. Very well organized, all was smooth and guided throughout. I feel like I am not the same person anymore. To hold space for someone and make it comfortable, smooth, fun and empowering is beyond mastery - I feel like I have wings now. Awesome experience :) I would do it again and again, especially with these wonderful people 🤩🙏💜🤗💜Read more”

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