Market comparison
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil vs São Paulo, Brazil
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Rio de Janeiro — 10 facilities from 7 operators, São Paulo — 10 facilities from 9 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10
Tracked facilities · Operators: 7
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $160 (country-level)
São Paulo, Brazil
10
Tracked facilities · Operators: 9
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $160 (country-level)
Markets side by side
| Field | Rio de Janeiro | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 10 | 10 |
| Operators | 7 | 9 |
| Published IT capacity | 63 MW (3 of 10 sites publish) | 313 MW (4 of 10 sites publish) |
| Operational | 9 | 9 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 1 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 2 | 5 |
| Sites with any certification | 3 | 5 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 1 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 0 | 0 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $160 (country-level) | $160 (country-level) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | 0% | 0% |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.152 | $0.152 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 19/100 across 10 sites | 23/100 across 10 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-09-26; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Operators: Rio de Janeiro — 7; São Paulo — 9
- Published IT capacity: Rio de Janeiro — 63 MW (3 of 10 sites publish); São Paulo — 313 MW (4 of 10 sites publish)
- Tier III+ certified sites: Rio de Janeiro — 2; São Paulo — 5
- Sites with any certification: Rio de Janeiro — 3; São Paulo — 5
- Liquid-cooled sites: Rio de Janeiro — 1; São Paulo — 0
- Average Coloprice Score: Rio de Janeiro — 19/100 across 10 sites; São Paulo — 23/100 across 10 sites
Top facilities by score
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Ascenty Rio de Janeiro 1 Ascenty (Digital Realty) · 10 MW
- Ascenty Rio de Janeiro 2 Ascenty (Digital Realty) · 3 MW
- Takoda RJ01 Takoda Data Centers
São Paulo, Brazil
- HostDime Cotia (São Paulo) HostDime · 5.9 MW
- Mundi Data I Mundi Data Tecnologia em Informação
- Takoda SP01 Takoda Data Centers
Open Rio de Janeiro data centers →Open São Paulo data centers →Colocation pricing in Rio de Janeiro →Colocation pricing in São Paulo →
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