How much data centre capacity does Rio de Janeiro have?

DC Atlas tracks 24 data centres in the Rio de Janeiro data centre market. 193 MW is live, 36 MW is under construction, 1,500 MW is planned, for 1,739 MW of total potential at full buildout.

Who are the largest data centre operators in Rio de Janeiro?

19 operators run facilities in the Rio de Janeiro data centre market. Elea Data Centers is the largest by total potential, with 2 sites and 1,505 MW.

Which utilities supply power to data centres in Rio de Janeiro?

Light and Enel Distribuição Rio serve the most data centre sites in the Rio de Janeiro data centre market. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 100% of the facilities it tracks here.

Rio de Janeiro: 24 sites, 19 operators, 1,500 MW planned

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has 24 data centres on the DC Atlas map, spanning 2 sub-markets, run by 19 operators, 22 operational, 1,500 MW planned. Largest by total potential: Elea Data Centers (2 sites), then CloudHQ.

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Live

193MW

Under construction

36MW

Planned

1,500MW

Total potential

1,739MW

Who supplies the power

100% of the data centres we track in the Rio de Janeiro market have a named power supplier

Light23sites
Enel Distribuição Rio1site

Who is building in Rio de Janeiro

The 10 largest operators here by total potential, of 19 tracked in this market.

Operator	Sites	Live	Total potential
Elea Data Centers	2	5 MW	1,505 MW
CloudHQ	1	—	36 MW
ODATA	1	24 MW	24 MW
Aligned	1	24 MW	24 MW
Microlink	2	12 MW	22 MW
EdgeUno	1	13 MW	13 MW
Ascenty	2	13 MW	13 MW
Scala Data Centers	1	13 MW	13 MW
Digital Realty	2	13 MW	13 MW
OMID Solutions	1	12 MW	12 MW

When Rio de Janeiro was built

122 MW of the live capacity here carries a commissioning date — 59% of the operational sites in this market.

Recent activity

8 recorded developments in the Rio de Janeiro market, the latest on 10 Feb 2021.

10 Feb 2021Commissioned
Rio de Janeiro Zenlayer 007 commissioned
Zenlayer's presence at this facility was registered on PeeringDB on 10 February 2021 — a presence-registration date, not a commissioning date.
20 Dec 2018Acquisition
Rio de Janeiro Digital Realty 004 ownership change
Rio de Janeiro Digital Realty 004 changed ownership on 20 December 2018, when Digital Realty's Brazilian subsidiary Stellar Participações Ltda. completed its acquisition of Ascenty from Great Hill Partners.
20 Dec 2018Acquisition
Rio de Janeiro Digital Realty 018 ownership change
Rio de Janeiro Digital Realty 018 changed ownership on 20 December 2018 when Digital Realty completed its acquisition of Ascenty.
10 Oct 2018Announced
Rio de Janeiro Digital Realty 018 announced
Rio de Janeiro Digital Realty 018 was announced on 10 October 2018 as a data center project in Rio de Janeiro, expected to be completed in the second half of 2019 with an investment of R$100 million.
1 Jun 2016Expansion
Rio de Janeiro Zenlayer 007 expansion
Rio de Janeiro Zenlayer 007 is recorded as expanded on 1 June 2016; the source text instead describes use of Equinix's global interconnection platform to reach markets such as Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Washington D.C. and Hong Kong.
31 Mar 2015Expansion
Rio de Janeiro Equinix 003 expansion
Rio de Janeiro Equinix 003 was expanded on 31 March 2015, when Equinix announced it was expanding the data center known as RJ2.
31 Mar 2015Announced
Rio de Janeiro Equinix 003 announced
An expansion of Rio de Janeiro Equinix 003 was announced on 31 March 2015.
1 Sept 2013Commissioned
Rio de Janeiro Equinix 003 commissioned
Rio de Janeiro Equinix 003 came into service in September 2013 after a $24M investment by Equinix; the source notes an additional $17M was later invested in a new phase adding 310 cabinets.

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Questions about Rio de Janeiro

How many data centres are in Rio de Janeiro?: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has 24 data centres on the DC Atlas map, spanning 2 sub-markets, run by 19 operators, 22 operational, 1,500 MW planned. Largest by total potential: Elea Data Centers (2 sites), then CloudHQ.
How much data centre capacity does Rio de Janeiro have?: DC Atlas tracks 24 data centres in the Rio de Janeiro data centre market. 193 MW is live, 36 MW is under construction, 1,500 MW is planned, for 1,739 MW of total potential at full buildout.
Who are the largest data centre operators in Rio de Janeiro?: 19 operators run facilities in the Rio de Janeiro data centre market. Elea Data Centers is the largest by total potential, with 2 sites and 1,505 MW.
Which utilities supply power to data centres in Rio de Janeiro?: Light and Enel Distribuição Rio serve the most data centre sites in the Rio de Janeiro data centre market. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 100% of the facilities it tracks here.