What iFLY does

iFLY Brazil operates two indoor skydiving wind tunnel facilities in São Paulo (Pinheiros) and Brasília, delivering controlled freefall experiences using NASA-derived vertical wind tunnel technology with turbines producing airflow up to 300 km/h. The São Paulo headquarters, its only formal office address (Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 6873, Pinheiros), acts as the operational hub and houses the primary tunnel, reception, event spaces, and team offices; Brasília is referenced as a second "escola" (school) base. The company is part of the iFLY global network (80+ locations, founded 1998) but operates as an independent Brazilian entity (CNPJ 21.423.941/0001-08), with between 51 and 100 employees.

Revenue is generated from a diversified portfolio of experience-based products: entry-level individual and group flight passports (Passaporte Adulto R$219.90, Passaporte Kids R$189.90, group rate R$180/person for 4-6 flyers), premium vacation packages (3 or 4 Kids passports with High Flight at promotional prices), usage-based athlete rental slots (R$4,260-5,725/hour, with or without an IBA coach), birthday party packages (minimum 10 flyers, full buffet and video), corporate event packages (up to 150 guests in climatized meeting rooms and auditoriums), the recurring Membership Club (two tracks: athletes/skydivers and families), and youth programs (Flight School 1-on-1 for ages 4-16 and STEM school excursions). Distribution is direct-to-consumer through branded online booking portals (saopaulo.iflybrazil.com), supplemented by WhatsApp-assisted consultative sales for corporate, group, and membership inquiries. Marketing is anchored on an active SEO-optimized blog, Instagram/Facebook/YouTube/LinkedIn presence, and verified Google reviews (1,175+ reviews, "Excellent" rating on Trustindex). All instructors are IBA-certified.

The business faces a material regulatory overhang: in January 2026, Brazil's Central Bank accused iFLY of investing R$449 million in a D Mais fund managed by Reag as part of an alleged R$11.5 billion fraud scheme submitted to federal prosecutors, with 36 companies flagged. iFLY has denied any wrongdoing and stated it has no current commercial relationship with Banco Master. A separate trailing data reference also attributes roughly USD $92.5 million in funding from Banco Master in January 2023 to iFLY.

Name

iFLY

Legal name

iFLY Brazil

Website

https://iflybrazil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

iFLY Brazil operates two indoor skydiving wind tunnel facilities in São Paulo and Brasília using NASA-derived technology, serving individual consumers, families, corporate teams, schools, and athletes with flight passports, athlete rentals, events, and a membership club.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indoor Skydiving & Adventure Recreation

NAICS

Flight Training (611512)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Skydiving Centers & Drop Zones (Tandem, AFF Training) (THAAAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parachute-Based Thrill Rides (Parasailing, Towed Parachute Jumps) (THAAAMAE), Extreme Sports Training, Certification & Coaching (Skydiving/Bungee Safety Courses) (THAAAMAJ)

Keywords

• Indoor skydiving experiences
• Wind tunnel flights
• Skydiving instruction
• Corporate team building
• Adventure recreation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pinheiros

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Flight Passports (Passaportes): Entry-level experience revenue from individual and group flight passports sold to beginners and experienced flyers. Each passport grants two 60-second flight entries plus instructor-led theoretical training, safety equipment, and a flight certificate. Sold via direct online self-serve booking.
2. Athlete / Pro Flyer Hourly Rental: Hourly wind tunnel rental for experienced indoor skydivers and professional athletes. Offered with or without an iFLY coach. Prices vary by duration block (10-14 min, 15-29 min, 30-59 min, 1h+). Minimum booking is 10 minutes. Revenue is usage-based and consumption-driven.
3. Corporate Events & Team Building: Corporate packages for meetings, team-building events, and end-of-year celebrations. Facilities accommodate up to 150 guests with fully equipped meeting rooms and auditoriums (climatized, Wi-Fi). Includes coaching support for corporate group sessions. Revenue generated through negotiated group pricing.
4. Birthday Party Packages: All-inclusive birthday party packages offering private rooms, 2 flights per guest (including high flight maneuver), 3 hours of party time, full buffet, and a video of each guest's flight experience. Minimum 10 flyers required. Premium bundled offering combining food, beverage, and activity.
5. Flight School (Youth Development Program): Structured 1-on-1 program for children and adolescents aged 4-16, delivered in 2-hour sessions. Covers leadership, teamwork, discipline, athletics, and goal-setting skills through wind tunnel flight training. Includes training materials, flight with instructor, photos/videos, a flight journal, healthy refreshments, and discounts on apparel. Revenue from program enrollment fees.
6. STEM School Excursions: School field trip program partnering with educational institutions. Students attend a science lesson integrating physics, technology, engineering, and math through the wind tunnel experience. Revenue generated through school excursion fees per student.
7. Membership Club: Exclusive membership club for skydivers and indoor flight enthusiasts offering monthly flight time, exclusive discounts at partner stores, ability to share sessions with friends and family, and special conditions for events and parties at iFLY. Monthly recurring subscription model.
8. Additional Extras (High Flight, Photos, Videos): Optional add-ons sold alongside flight passports: the High Flight maneuver (instructor takes flyer to the top of the wind tunnel tube), and photo/video packages of the flight experience. Upsell revenue on top of base flight purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

iFLY Brazil operates indoor skydiving wind tunnel facilities in São Paulo and Brasília, selling flight experiences (Passaporte Adulto, Passaporte Kids, Group/Family Passports, athlete hourly rentals) along with Corporate Events, Birthday Packages, a Membership Club, Flight School youth program, and STEM educational excursions. Each session is delivered in a vertical wind tunnel using NASA-derived turbine technology and supervised 100% of the time by IBA-certified instructors.

Product overview

iFLY is a wind tunnel indoor skydiving company offering flight experiences using NASA-developed technology. The core product is the indoor skydiving (paraquedismo indoor) experience in high-technology wind tunnels. The product portfolio includes: individual flight packages (Passaporte Adulto for ages 13+, Passaporte Kids for ages 3-12); group packages (Passaporte Família/Grupo for 4-6 people); athlete flight sessions (Voo Atleta com/sem Coach); vacation packages (Férias na iFLY with 3 or 4 Kids Passports); the High Flight add-on maneuver; Membership Club for regular enthusiasts; corporate event packages for team building (up to 150 guests); birthday celebration packages; Flight School for youth personal development (ages 4-16); and STEM educational programs for schools. The wind tunnel technology generates wind speeds up to 300km/h with turbines pulling air through the building, cooling and sterilizing it, then sending it back through additional turbines to create a smooth cushion for flyers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Indoor Skydiving Experience (Beginner) Core wind tunnel indoor skydiving experience for first-time flyers, including 2 entries of 60 seconds each, theoretical class, safety equipment, instructor accompaniment, and a flight certificate. Available to ages 3-103, including people with physical disabilities.
• Passaporte Adulto (Adult Flight Passport) Individual flight experience for adults aged 13 and older. Includes 2 entries of 60 seconds each, theoretical class, and all flight equipment. Sold online at R$219.90 per adult.
• Passaporte Kids (Children's Flight Passport) Individual flight experience for children aged 3-12. Includes 2 entries of 60 seconds each, theoretical class, and all flight equipment. Maximum weight 100kg; children under 3 not permitted. Sold online at R$189.90 per child.
• Passaporte Família/Grupo (Group/Family Flight Passport) Group flight experience for 4-6 people, all passports used in the same scheduling session. Includes 2 entries of 60 seconds per person, theoretical class, and equipment. Group rate of R$180.00 per person; valid for 3 months.
• Athlete Flight with Coach (Voo Atleta com Coach) Advanced hourly wind tunnel rental for experienced indoor skydivers and professional athletes, with an iFLY coach included for briefing and in-tunnel training. Tiered pricing from R$5,725/h (10-14 min block) down to R$5,200/h (1h+ block); minimum 10 minutes.
• Athlete Flight without Coach (Voo Atleta sem Coach) Hourly wind tunnel rental for certified indoor skydivers who fly solo or with an external coach. Requires IBA-certified solo flying certificate or external coach. Tiered pricing from R$4,830/h (10-14 min) down to R$4,260/h (1h+); minimum 10 minutes.
• Corporate Events & Team Building Corporate packages for team-building, meetings, and end-of-year celebrations for up to 150 guests. Includes flight sessions with instructor coaching, fully equipped meeting rooms, climatized auditoriums, and Wi-Fi. Sold via direct corporate sales on WhatsApp and email.
• Birthday Party Packages All-inclusive birthday celebration packages including 2 flights per guest (including High Flight maneuver), private room, 3 hours of party time, full buffet, and a video of each guest's flight experience. Minimum 10 flyers required.
• Membership Club Exclusive monthly subscription club for skydivers and indoor flight enthusiasts with two tracks: Athletes & Skydivers (from 30 minutes of monthly flight time) and Family. Benefits include exclusive flight time windows, discounts at partner stores, session sharing with friends/family, and special conditions for events and parties at iFLY.
• Flight School (Youth Development Program) Structured 1-on-1 personal development program for children and teenagers aged 4-16, delivered in 2-hour sessions. Covers leadership, athletics, teamwork, discipline, sports ethics, and goal-setting through wind tunnel flight training. Includes training materials, flight with instructor, photos/videos, a flight journal (diário de bordo), healthy refreshments, and discounts on apparel.
• STEM School Excursions Educational field trip program partnering with schools to deliver a science lesson integrating physics, technology, engineering, and mathematics through the wind tunnel experience. Revenue generated per student through school excursion fees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two 60-second tunnel entries equivalent to 2–3 skydives from 4,000 meters altitude
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Banco Master (alleged, disputed)OthersAccording to Brazil's Central Bank investigation, iFLY allegedly received a fictitious loan from Banco Master as part of a scheme to divert R$11.5 billion through investment funds. iFLY has denied any wrongdoing and stated it has no current commercial relationship with Banco Master. This relationship is contested and subject to federal prosecution.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Paraclete XP: Paraclete XP operates one of the largest indoor skydiving tunnels in the United States, serving beginner flyers and competitive athletes. Directly comparable operating model, customer mix, and pricing structure to iFLY Brazil's São Paulo facility.
• FlyStation: FlyStation operates indoor skydiving wind tunnels across Europe and other markets, offering beginner and athlete flight sessions. Same core product (wind tunnel freefall simulation) with a similar recreational and competitive focus as iFLY.
• SkyVenture: SkyVenture manufactures indoor skydiving wind tunnels and operates recreational tunnels in the US and globally. Direct competitor on both equipment/technology supply and same venue/product offering as iFLY.
• Aerodium: Aerodium builds and operates vertical wind tunnels for entertainment and sport, including Olympic and film applications. Directly comparable to iFLY on the underlying flight technology, athlete coaching, and event-driven revenue model.
• Bodyflight (Sweden): Bodyflight in Sweden operates a recreational indoor skydiving tunnel with competitive training programs. Direct peer on facility operations, athlete development (including Olympic-track athletes), and beginner flyers.
• iFLY World (Global): iFLY World is the global brand and network that iFLY Brazil operates under; same NASA-derived wind tunnel technology, same IBA-certified instructor standards, and same indoor skydiving product. Direct peer relationship as the parent network sharing positioning, pricing philosophy, and category leadership.
• Windobona Indoor Skydiving: Windobona operates indoor skydiving wind tunnels in Germany and the UK, offering experiences similar to iFLY's passaporte packages. Direct competitor in the European market for both leisure flyers and corporate events.

Broad incumbents

• Sky Zone Trampoline Parks: Sky Zone operates a large network of indoor active entertainment parks (trampoline-based), competing for the same family and corporate group dollars iFLY targets with birthday packages and team-building events. Adjacent experiential recreation competitor rather than a wind tunnel operator.

Emerging players

• Airtastic Entertainment Centers: Airtastic operates multi-attraction indoor entertainment centers with party and group offerings similar to iFLY's birthday and corporate events. Comparable on party/event revenue stream and family leisure segment, though not a wind tunnel operator.

Regional players

• Indoor Skydiving Australia: Indoor Skydiving Australia operates wind tunnels in the Australian and Asia-Pacific region with comparable beginner pass, athlete training, and group offerings. Similar operating model to iFLY but serves a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCsv2_h0aYiYuAXhe76FtIjA
• Facebookfacebook.com/IFLYSP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ifly-brazill
• Instagraminstagram.com/iflybrazil_/?hl=pt-br

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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