Rio de Janeiro · network infrastructure
The Rio de Janeiro snapshot records 31 facilities across four cities and 541 network presences. Nearly all of it sits in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where Equinix RJ2 counts 181 networks and Cirion RIO1 another 109. Four internet exchanges operate in the state, together reaching 63 peers.
Internet exchanges in Rio de Janeiro
Exchanges are attributed to the state through the city they sit in, because PeeringDB records a state for facilities but not for exchanges.
| Exchange | City | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| BGP.Exchange - Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 23 |
| Equinix Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 20 |
| DE-CIX Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 13 |
| PTT São João M. | São João de Meriti | 7 |
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there.
| Facility | City | Networks present |
|---|---|---|
| Equinix RJ2 - Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 181 |
| Cirion Rio de Janeiro - RIO1 | Rio de Janeiro | 109 |
| Teleporto Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 73 |
| Equinix RJ1 - Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 53 |
| Elea RJO1 - Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 34 |
| Datacenter UFINET BRASIL (Novo Teleporto) | Rio de Janeiro | 20 |
| Tecto TGIG1 (ex Globenet CLS RJ) | Rio de Janeiro | 18 |
| BR.Digital Rio de Janeiro (RJO1) | Rio de Janeiro | 12 |
| Ascenty RJO01 - Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 7 |
| Equinix RJ3 - Rio de Janeiro | Sao Joao de Meriti | 7 |
| Linkfull Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 6 |
| Ascenty RJO02 - Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 5 |
| NEXUS RJ01 | 5 | |
| LNCC | Rio de Janeiro | 3 |
| Moebius Datacenter | Rio de Janeiro | 2 |
Showing the 15 facilities with the most networks, of 31 recorded.
What a Rio de Janeiro IP address tells you
The city of Rio de Janeiro holds almost everything the snapshot records. Equinix RJ2 counts 181 networks, Cirion Rio de Janeiro - RIO1 has 109, and Teleporto Rio de Janeiro 73, with Equinix RJ1 at 53 and Elea RJO1 at 34. Outside the capital, only São João de Meriti appears in the facility list, where Equinix RJ3 records seven networks. Local traffic has four places to meet. BGP.Exchange - Rio de Janeiro has 23 participants, Equinix Rio de Janeiro 20, DE-CIX Rio de Janeiro 13, and PTT São João M. seven.
An address that geolocates to Rio de Janeiro reflects the registration its operator published for that block. Brazil's mobile operators concentrate subscribers behind regional gateways, so a device connected in one state can present an address recorded in another, and a Rio registration can appear on traffic that originated well outside the state. Claro carries mobile subscribers on AS22085, TIM on AS26615, and Vivo on AS26599 and AS27699, none of which stops at a state line.
Read the origin ASN and the netname on the prefix rather than the state field alone. The 541 network presences recorded here belong to operators that also hold capacity elsewhere in Brazil, and the same organisation can announce blocks registered to several states from one place. Where a prefix maps to a named facility such as Equinix RJ2 or Teleporto Rio de Janeiro, that address is a firmer piece of evidence than a state label.
Cities in Rio de Janeiro with their own page
Mobile carriers in Brazil
A mobile address anywhere 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
How many data centres are in Rio de Janeiro?
PeeringDB lists 31 facilities in the state, holding 541 network presences across four cities. Equinix RJ2 is the busiest with 181 networks, followed by Cirion Rio de Janeiro - RIO1 with 109 and Teleporto Rio de Janeiro with 73. Almost every entry sits in the city of Rio de Janeiro itself.
Is there an internet exchange in Rio de Janeiro?
Yes, four. BGP.Exchange - Rio de Janeiro has 23 participants, Equinix Rio de Janeiro 20, and DE-CIX Rio de Janeiro 13, with PTT São João M. at seven in São João de Meriti. Networks in the state can peer locally instead of carrying traffic to São Paulo.
Can I get an IP address in Rio de Janeiro?
Placement follows the operator's address registration, not a customer's choice of state. A block reads as Rio de Janeiro because the holder published that location in the registry. Mobile addresses move even less predictably, since subscriber traffic is aggregated behind gateways that may be registered in another state.
Sources
- PeeringDB - facilities, network presence and exchange participants, snapshot 2026-09-07
- PROXIES.SX carrier and ASN registry - the operators routing mobile addresses in this country