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AI-ready colocation and cloud interconnection in Brazil

Equinix connects Brazil’s businesses to the world with low-latency access to all major cloud and AI companies, networks and enterprises. Our state-of-the-art data centers place your workloads at the local edge, backed by the scale, reach and resilience of a global digital-infrastructure network.

Latin America’s digital hub powering regional and global connectivity.

Brazil is the beating heart of LATAM’s digital economy, with hyperscale and AI growth, rapid cloud adoption and dense interconnection shaping the future of digital services in the region.

  • Hyperscale market leader Brazil contributes the largest share of total data center capacity growth in Latin America, making it central to the region’s digital infrastructure.
  • Compliance and sovereignty Brazil’s data-protection and data-transfer rules fuel demand for secure, locally hosted workloads and compliant hybrid cloud solutions.
  • Renewable-powered edge With one of the world’s highest shares of renewable energy, Brazil offers a sustainable foundation for AI and energy-intensive workloads.

Sustainable data center colocation in Brazil

Equinix’s global sustainability commitments are activated locally by teams in every region where we operate. In Brazil, all sites are covered by 100% renewable energy.

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Global, software-defined interconnection fabric

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IDC names Equinix a global colocation leader.

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Equinix data centers in the United Kingdom meet global standards of security, compliance and operational excellence.

Build your competitive edge on a foundation of high-performance data centers in Brazil.

Simplify colocation in AI-ready data centers with advanced cooling, interconnection, secure cloud connectivity and disaster recovery solutions—all backed by 24x7 security, technical support and amenities like conference rooms, work kiosks, loaner tools and EV charging stations.

Get consistently high performance with direct, low-latency links to any cloud on-ramp.

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Frequently asked questions
Where is Equinix in Brazil?

Equinix operates data centers in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s two most important digital infrastructure markets. São Paulo is the country’s primary business and technology hub while Rio is a connectivity-dense market favored by media, content, industrial and government customers for distribution, low-latency interconnect and regional redundancy.

How many data centers does Equinix have in Brazil?

Equinix operates eight data centers across Brazil, located in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. These facilities support the country’s largest enterprise, cloud and carrier ecosystems, enabling secure, high-performance interconnection nationwide.

What is the capacity of Equinix’s data centers in Brazil?

Equinix’s Brazil portfolio offers about 370,000 square feet (34,000 square meters) of colocation space across its facilities. This capacity underpins São Paulo’s role as Latin America’s largest interconnection hub and Rio’s position as a growing complementary metro for resilience and scale.

How big is the Brazil data center colocation market?

The Brazil data center colocation market size is estimated to have been about USD $870 million (4.63 billion Brazilian real) in 2024. As Latin America’s largest market, it is expanding rapidly on the back of cloud adoption, hyperscaler investment and growing demand from financial services, telcos and AI/ML workloads.

Does Equinix provide renewable energy in Brazil?

Yes. Equinix’s global sustainability commitments are activated locally by teams in every region where we operate. In Brazil, all sites are covered by 100% renewable energy.

How many countries does Equinix operate in?

Equinix operates data centers and interconnection facilities in 36 countries, covering 75 major metro markets across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. This global reach enables customers to deploy infrastructure close to end users and directly connect with AI, cloud, network and enterprise partners anywhere in the world.

What does Equinix do?

Equinix is a global leader in data centers, colocation and interconnection services, operating highly connected facilities in the world’s largest metro hubs. By hosting infrastructure in these strategic locations, businesses gain low-latency access to cloud and AI providers, networks, SaaS platforms and enterprise partners, ensuring fast, reliable and secure digital experiences.

What’s the difference between a data center and colocation, and what’s colocation anyway?

A data center is any facility that houses IT infrastructure, but colocation refers to a specific service where a commercial operator provides space, power, cooling and connectivity for customers’ equipment.

 

Companies choose colocation over building their own data centers to scale and expand global reach, reduce costs, access specialized expertise and connect to a broader ecosystem of partners and providers

Yes, Equinix operates AI-ready data centers designed to support the high power density and advanced cooling requirements of AI training and inference workloads. Customers use Equinix colocation sites in major metros for low-latency AI inference near end users, while xScale campuses provide large-scale capacity to power frontier model training.

Does Equinix operate AI data centers?

Yes, Equinix operates AI-ready data centers designed to support the high power density and advanced cooling requirements of AI training and inference workloads. Customers use Equinix colocation sites in major metros for low-latency AI inference near end users, while xScale campuses provide large-scale capacity to power frontier model training.

Why is liquid cooling important for AI deployments?

AI chips require significantly more power than traditional processors, generating heat that conventional air cooling cannot effectively dissipate. Liquid cooling systems absorb and remove heat more efficiently, making them essential for hosting next-generation AI hardware in modern data centers.

Equinix shortens the path to global connectivity. Wonder how?

Accelerate global expansion and AI deployment across six continents through our world-class network of advanced, AI-ready and responsibly managed data centers designed for performance and efficiency.