🇧🇷Latin America

São Paulo

Latin America's largest data centre market, serving Brazil's massive domestic digital economy. Hydroelectric power provides strong renewable energy mix.

420MW

Total Capacity

Active Facilities

7.2%

Vacancy Rate

$0.078/kWh

Power Cost

380MW

Pipeline

6/10

Regulatory Risk

$120K/acre

Land Cost

16mo

Permit Timeline

Capacity Growth Trend

+380 MW pipeline

Market Highlights

Largest data centre market in Latin America by capacity
Hydroelectric power drives high renewable percentage
Hyperscaler cloud regions from AWS, Azure, and GCP all active

65%

Renewable Energy

95 MW

Annual Absorption

Market Risk Factors

High VacancyVacancy rate of 7.2% may indicate oversupply risk

Key Providers

EquinixDigital RealtyODATAAscentyEdgeConneX

Top Facilities (10 tracked)

Facility	Operator	Capacity	Tier
SP1	Equinix	18 MW	Tier III
SP2	Equinix	22 MW	Tier III
SP3	Equinix	26 MW	Tier III
SP4	Equinix	20 MW	Tier III
DLR São Paulo	Digital Realty	20 MW	Tier III
EdgeConneX São Paulo	EdgeConneX	-	-
Cyxtera São Paulo	Cyxtera	-	-
Iron Mountain São Paulo	Iron Mountain	-	-
Nabiax São Paulo	Nabiax	-	-
Evocative São Paulo	Evocative	-	-

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Recent Deals

Acquisition2 May 2026

I Squared acquires Elea Data Centers - Brazil

I Squared Capital acquired a majority stake in Elea Data Centers, which operates 300+ MW with 1 GW in development across Brazil.

$1.5B300 MW

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