São Paulo · Brazil
PeeringDB records five exchanges in São Paulo, headed by IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo with 1,860 participants, plus 43 facilities holding 397 network presences. TIM's mobile ASN 26615 peers at IX.br. An address that geolocates here tells you which operator registered the block, not where the handset sits.
Internet exchanges in São Paulo
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) São Paulo | 1,860 | |
Equinix São Paulo Equinix Internet Exchange Sao Paulo | 163 | |
DE-CIX Sao Paulo | 36 | none in the registry |
BGP.Exchange - Sao Paulo | 27 | none in the registry |
MegaIX São Paulo | 1 | 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 SP1 - São Paulo | 83 | Rua Dr. Miguel Couto, 58 Centro |
| Eletronet - Sao Paulo | 66 | 100 Av Alfredo Egídio De Souza Aranha Chácara Santo Antônio |
| PIX Telium | 30 | Av. Nações unidas 13797 Building III 2° floor |
| DC MATRIX INTERNET S.A | 30 | Rua José Abrantes 186 |
| BR.Digital São Paulo (SPO1) | 26 | Rua Flórida, 1738 / 2o andar |
| TIVIT Sao Paulo | 25 | Rua Bento Branco de Andrade Filho, 621 Jardim Dom Bosco |
| Sba Edge Sao Paulo | 22 | Rua José Abrantes, 186 |
| PIX Samm Florida | 17 | R. Flórida, 1738 - Conj. Comercial 31, 3º andar - Brooklin |
| Elea SPO1 - São Paulo | 15 | Avenida Guido Caloi, 1000 Santo Amaro Condomínio Panamerica Park Bloco 7 |
| NIC-JD (João Dias) | 14 | Av. João Dias, 3163 |
| Data Center ASAP SP1 | 11 | Avenida das Nações Unidas, 22540 Vila Almeida |
| Scala Data Centers SGRUSP02 | 8 | Alameda Glete, 700 Campos Elíseos |
Showing the 12 facilities with the most networks, of 43 recorded.
What a São Paulo IP address tells you
IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo carries 1,860 participants, more than ten times the 163 at Equinix São Paulo and far ahead of DE-CIX Sao Paulo at 36, BGP.Exchange - Sao Paulo at 27 and MegaIX São Paulo at 1. Capacity is not only in the exchanges. PeeringDB lists 43 facilities in the city holding 397 network presences, the densest being Equinix SP1 - São Paulo with 83 networks and Eletronet - Sao Paulo with 66. Among Brazil's mobile operators, only TIM's ASN 26615 shows up in the city's exchange records; Claro and Vivo do not.
An address that a database places in São Paulo may not be a device in São Paulo. Operators announce address blocks from a registry record, and that record carries one administrative address for the whole allocation, often the operator's own office. Mobile traffic compounds this. Carriers hand off subscriber sessions through a small number of gateways, so handsets across several states can leave the network behind São Paulo addresses. Geolocation databases follow what the operator publishes, which means the city label describes paperwork more than position.
Someone checking an address gets more from the origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix than from the city field. The ASN says which network announces the block, and for Brazilian mobile traffic that is 22085 for Claro, 26615 for TIM or 26599 and 27699 for Vivo. A prefix registered to a fixed-line or hosting arm points somewhere else entirely. Whether that network peers at IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo tells you how traffic reaches it, not where a customer device sits.
Mobile carriers in Brazil
A mobile address in São Paulo 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 São Paulo?
PeeringDB records five. IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo has 1,860 participants, Equinix São Paulo 163, DE-CIX Sao Paulo 36, BGP.Exchange - Sao Paulo 27 and MegaIX São Paulo 1. Across all five the city shows 2,087 peer connections.
Do Brazilian mobile carriers peer in São Paulo?
TIM's mobile ASN 26615 is recorded at IX.br (PTT.br) São Paulo. Claro's 22085 and Vivo's 26599 and 27699 do not appear at any of the city's exchanges in this data, which does not rule out private interconnection inside the 43 facilities PeeringDB lists.
Does an IP that geolocates to São Paulo mean the device is there?
No. The city label comes from the operator's own registry entry for the address block, and one entry can cover an allocation used across the country. Check the origin ASN and the netname on the exact prefix to see which network announces it.
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