Best Animation and Motion Design Tools in Brazil (2026)
Brazilian designers face the same dollar pricing as the rest of Latin America, plus a financial transaction tax on foreign currency card purchases. That changes the maths: a free tier you can learn on is worth more than a small discount, and one annual payment costs less in fees than twelve monthly ones.
We make ExodeUI. The Professional plan is $29 per month in US dollars, so the conversion and tax notes below apply to us as well.
Build your skills on free tools: Figma for design, Blender for 3D, DaVinci Resolve for video, and the free plans of Jitter and ExodeUI. Pay for one interactive tool when a project needs it: ExodeUI for product UI that ships, Rive for games and characters. Expect dollar billing, a foreign currency tax on your card and exchange rate movement, and prefer annual billing with a local card only when you are sure of the tool.
Quick picks by job
| If you need | Use |
|---|---|
| Free design and prototyping | Figma |
| Free 3D and motion graphics | Blender |
| Free editing and compositing | DaVinci Resolve |
| Interactive UI that ships | ExodeUI |
| Games, characters and interactive graphics | Rive |
How we compared them
- Whether the tool works well with a Portuguese-language team and client base
- The real cost after conversion and card taxes
- What you can learn for free before paying
The 5 best animation tools for designers in Brazil
1. Figma
Best for: Product design and prototypes, with a usable free plan
- Platforms
- Browser and desktop apps
- Price
- Free Starter plan; paid seats in US dollars
- Output
- Designs, prototypes and dev inspection
Figma is the default in Brazilian product teams, and its free plan is enough for a freelancer to deliver a first project. Paid seats are charged in dollars, so the conversion and the card tax apply. Figma Motion, while in beta on eligible seats, adds timeline animation without another subscription.
Pros and cons
- Free plan for individual work
- Widely used by Brazilian studios and clients
- Motion included on eligible seats during beta
- Dollar billing plus card tax
- Free plan limits version history
2. Blender
Best for: 3D and motion graphics with zero licence cost
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Price
- Free and open source
- Output
- Rendered video, images and glTF models
Blender removes the currency problem entirely: there is nothing to convert and nothing to tax. It is the strongest free option for 3D, simulation and procedural motion, and it runs on hardware that Brazilian freelancers are likely to own, provided expectations about render times are realistic.
Pros and cons
- Completely free
- Strong 3D and procedural toolset
- Large Portuguese-language tutorial community
- Steep learning curve
- Rendering is slow without a good GPU
3. DaVinci Resolve
Best for: Video editing, colour and compositing without a subscription
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Price
- Free version; Studio is a one-time purchase
- Output
- Rendered video
Resolve is the standard free answer for video work, and its Fusion page covers a lot of what small studios used After Effects for. The free version has no watermark, which matters when a client project has no software budget at all.
Pros and cons
- Free version for real client work
- One-time purchase for Studio
- Editing and compositing in one app
- GPU-dependent
- Node compositing takes adjustment
4. ExodeUI
Best for: Interactive product UI, from a free plan to a paid seat
- Platforms
- Browser and desktop
- Price
- Free Community plan; Professional $29/month in US dollars
- Output
- An open .exode file played by runtimes for web, iOS and Android
For product work, ExodeUI replaces the After Effects and Lottie handoff with a file that runs in the app. Brazilian freelancers can learn on the free plan and pay for one seat when a client project needs production features, which is a smaller commitment than a Creative Cloud subscription.
Pros and cons
- Free plan for learning and small projects
- One seat covers multiple client projects
- Same file on web and mobile
- Dollar billing plus card tax
- Not for video or 3D
5. Rive
Best for: Interactive graphics for games and app studios
- Platforms
- Browser and desktop
- Price
- Free plan; production exports need a paid plan
- Output
- .riv file played by Rive runtimes
Brazil has a large game and app development scene, and Rive fits it well: state machines, bones and runtimes for many platforms. The free plan is good for learning; production work needs a paid seat, billed in dollars.
Pros and cons
- Strong for games and characters
- Runtimes for many platforms
- Free plan to learn on
- Paid plan for production exports
- Binary file format
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Dollar billing, card tax and exchange rate
Foreign currency purchases on a Brazilian card carry a financial transaction tax, and the rate is set by regulation, so check the current figure rather than trusting an old blog post. On top of that, the exchange rate moves between the day you subscribe and the day you cancel. Annual plans mean one conversion and one tax event instead of twelve, which is usually cheaper if you are committed to the tool.
Pricing client work when your tools are in dollars
Quote in reais with a margin for currency movement, especially on projects that run for months. If a client requires a specific tool, put the licence cost in the proposal instead of absorbing it. Studios that bill in reais and pay in dollars for several subscriptions feel a small exchange rate change across every project.