Drone Rules for Obelisco do Ibirapuera aos Heróis de 32
The airspace over and surrounding the Obelisco do Ibirapuera (Obelisco aos Heróis de 32) (São Paulo, SP) is classified as a highly restricted Military Mausoleum, National Heritage, and Critical Airport Landing Zone. Civilian drone flights are completely banned over the monument, its underground crypt.
The Obelisco do Ibirapuera, standing at 72 meters tall in the Campo de Marte-like transit hub of Ibirapuera, is the largest monument in the city of São Paulo. It is a historic symbol designed by sculptor Galileo Emendabili to honor the student martyrs and constitutionalist soldiers who died in the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932. The monument is actually a sacred military cemetery, functioning as a Mausoleum that holds the remains of hundreds of combatants.
Operating an unauthorized or recreational civilian drone in this sector is treated as a major aviation and legal infraction due to severe risks:
Critical Air Traffic Control Conflict: Geographically, the giant obelisk sits directly inside the final, low-altitude approach and landing funnel for Congonhas Airport (CGH). Commercial passenger jets cross directly over this area at minimal operational altitudes. A drone flying near the tip of the monument introduces an immediate, catastrophic danger of a mid-air collision.
Sacred Military Ground Protocols: Because the site is an active military mausoleum and state heritage symbol, strict security protocols prohibit uncoordinated close-quarters aerial recording or mapping over the crypt lawn to maintain public dignity and protect the structure.
Massive Urban Vehicle Hazard: The monument sits on a high-speed traffic island flanked by critical arteries like Avenida 23 de Maio and Avenida Pedro Álvares Cabral. Signal interference from the surrounding city grid can cause a civilian drone to drop directly into heavy highway traffic.
The area is continuously monitored by public safety cameras and aviation radar networks. Any drone operating here without an exceptional, pre-approved tactical flight plan authorized by DECEA via SARPAS NG—coordinated with military and municipal administrators—will be immediately suppressed. Operators will face equipment seizure and arrest under federal transportation safety statutes.