Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
PeeringDB records four exchanges in Rio de Janeiro, headed by IX.br (PTT.br) Rio de Janeiro with 529 participants, and 27 facilities holding 560 network presences. TIM's mobile ASN 26615 peers at IX.br. An address labelled Rio names the operator that registered the block, not a handset's location.
Internet exchanges in Rio de Janeiro
An exchange is a shared switch where networks hand traffic to each other directly. Participant counts come from PeeringDB, where each network maintains its own record.
| Exchange | Participants | Registry carriers peering |
|---|---|---|
IX.br (PTT.br) Rio de Janeiro | 529 | |
BGP.Exchange - Rio de Janeiro | 23 | none in the registry |
Equinix Rio de Janeiro Equinix Internet Exchange Rio de Janeiro | 20 | none in the registry |
DE-CIX Rio de Janeiro | 13 | none in the registry |
Exchange records: PeeringDB.
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there, which shows where capacity in the city sits.
| Facility | Networks present | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Equinix RJ2 - Rio de Janeiro | 181 | Estrada Adhemar Bebiano, 1380 Del Castilho |
| Cirion Rio de Janeiro - RIO1 | 109 | Avenida Pedro II, 329 São Cristóvão |
| Teleporto Rio de Janeiro | 73 | Av Pesidente Vargas 3131 16 Andar Of 1602 |
| Equinix RJ1 - Rio de Janeiro | 53 | Voluntários da Pátria Street, 360 Botafogo |
| Elea RJO1 - Rio de Janeiro | 34 | Rua Vargem Grande, 100 - Jacarepaguá |
| Durand Pix - Globenet RJ | 31 | Estrada dos Bandeirantes 12742 |
| Datacenter UFINET BRASIL (Novo Teleporto) | 20 | Rua José Eugenio, 29 - São Cristovão |
| Tecto TGIG1 (ex Globenet CLS RJ) | 18 | Estrada dos Bandeirantes, 12742 Vargem Pequena |
| BR.Digital Rio de Janeiro (RJO1) | 12 | Av. Pres. Vargas, 3131 / 12o andar |
| Ascenty RJO01 - Rio de Janeiro | 7 | Av. Cel. Phidias Távora, 513 - Pavuna |
| Linkfull Rio de Janeiro | 6 | av presidente vargas 3131 16 andar |
| Ascenty RJO02 - Rio de Janeiro | 5 | Av. Cel. Phidias Távora, 513 - Pavuna |
Showing the 12 facilities with the most networks, of 27 recorded.
What a Rio de Janeiro IP address tells you
IX.br (PTT.br) Rio de Janeiro holds 529 of the city's 585 recorded peer connections, with BGP.Exchange - Rio de Janeiro at 23, Equinix Rio de Janeiro at 20 and DE-CIX Rio de Janeiro at 13 taking the rest. More network presence sits in colocation than at the exchanges. The 27 facilities hold 560 presences between them, the densest being Equinix RJ2 - Rio de Janeiro with 181 networks, Cirion Rio de Janeiro - RIO1 with 109 and Teleporto Rio de Janeiro with 73. TIM's mobile ASN 26615 is the one Brazilian carrier ASN in the exchange data.
An address that resolves to Rio de Janeiro need not be a device in Rio de Janeiro. The city comes from the registry record attached to the address block, which carries one administrative location for an allocation the operator can announce anywhere it runs. Mobile traffic narrows this further, since subscriber sessions leave through a limited set of gateways, so a phone connected in one state can present an address recorded in another. Geolocation databases repeat the operator's published location rather than measuring the connection.
Reading the origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix says more than the city field does. Brazil's mobile ASNs are 22085 for Claro, 26615 for TIM and 26599 and 27699 for Vivo, and a prefix announced by one of those is carrier traffic wherever a database puts it. A prefix belonging to a network present in Equinix RJ2 - Rio de Janeiro or Cirion Rio de Janeiro - RIO1 is hosting or transit, which is a different thing from a subscriber connection.
Mobile carriers in Brazil
A mobile address in Rio de Janeiro is routed by one of the country's operators. Each entry lists the operator's ASNs, so you can check which network an address belongs to.
Questions
Which internet exchanges are in Rio de Janeiro?
Four appear in PeeringDB. IX.br (PTT.br) Rio de Janeiro has 529 participants, BGP.Exchange - Rio de Janeiro 23, Equinix Rio de Janeiro 20 and DE-CIX Rio de Janeiro 13. The city records 585 peer connections in total.
Do Brazilian mobile carriers peer in Rio de Janeiro?
TIM's mobile ASN 26615 is listed at IX.br (PTT.br) Rio de Janeiro. Claro's 22085 and Vivo's 26599 and 27699 are not recorded at the city's exchanges, though the registry does not cover private links inside the 27 facilities it lists.
Is Rio de Janeiro's network capacity in exchanges or in data centres?
Both are recorded. The exchanges account for 585 peer connections, while 27 facilities hold 560 network presences, with Equinix RJ2 - Rio de Janeiro alone at 181 networks and Cirion Rio de Janeiro - RIO1 at 109.
Sources
- PeeringDB - exchanges, participant counts, facilities and network presence, snapshot 2026-09-07
- PROXIES.SX carrier and ASN registry - operator ASNs used to match peering participants