São Paulo · network infrastructure
The São Paulo snapshot records 106 facilities across 27 cities, holding 1,887 network presences between them. Barueri concentrates the most capacity, where Equinix SP4 alone counts 592 networks and Equinix SP2 another 235. Five internet exchanges operate in the state, the busiest being Equinix São Paulo with 163 participants.
Internet exchanges in São Paulo
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Equinix São Paulo | São Paulo | 163 |
| DE-CIX Sao Paulo | Sao Paulo | 36 |
| BGP.Exchange - Sao Paulo | Sao Paulo | 27 |
| IX.br (PTT.br) Ribeirão Preto | Ribeirão Preto | 12 |
| MegaIX São Paulo | São Paulo | 1 |
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there.
| Facility | City | Networks present |
|---|---|---|
| Equinix SP4 - São Paulo | Barueri | 592 |
| Equinix SP2 - São Paulo | Barueri | 235 |
| Equinix SP3 - São Paulo | Santana de Parnaiba | 131 |
| Ascenty SPO02 - São Paulo | Osasco | 104 |
| Equinix SP1 - São Paulo | São Paulo | 83 |
| Ascenty SPO03 - São Paulo | Osasco | 80 |
| Ascenty SPO04 - São Paulo | Osasco | 79 |
| Eletronet - Sao Paulo | São Paulo | 66 |
| Ascenty SPO01 - São Paulo | Osasco | 43 |
| Ascenty VIN02 - Vinhedo | Vinhedo | 35 |
| Ascenty CPS01 - Campinas | Campinas | 33 |
| ODATA DC SP01 | Santana de Parnaiba | 31 |
| Durand Pix - Globenet RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 31 |
| PIX Telium | São Paulo | 30 |
| DC MATRIX INTERNET S.A | São Paulo | 30 |
Showing the 15 facilities with the most networks, of 106 recorded.
What a São Paulo IP address tells you
Barueri carries the heaviest concentration in the state. Equinix SP4 records 592 networks and Equinix SP2 another 235, while Equinix SP3 counts 131 in neighbouring Santana de Parnaiba. Osasco adds four Ascenty buildings, the biggest of them SPO02 with 104 networks. Inside the city of São Paulo, Equinix SP1 holds 83 and Eletronet 66. Traffic can meet locally rather than leaving the state. Equinix São Paulo counts 163 participants, DE-CIX São Paulo 36, and BGP.Exchange 27, while IX.br (PTT.br) Ribeirão Preto extends peering past the capital region with 12.
An address that geolocates to São Paulo reflects the record its operator published for that block, not the position of the device using it. Brazil's mobile networks route subscribers through regional gateways, so a handset in Campinas or Vinhedo can present an address registered in the capital, and an address registered in São Paulo can carry traffic from another state entirely. Claro announces mobile subscribers on AS22085, TIM on AS26615, and Vivo on AS26599 and AS27699, each covering ground far wider than one state.
The origin ASN on a specific prefix tells you more than the state label does. The 1,887 network presences here belong to operators whose footprints cross state lines, and the netname on a prefix names the party that registered it. Where a block traces back to one of the 106 facilities the snapshot lists, the facility city is a closer read on its position than whatever state a geolocation database assigns.
Cities in São Paulo with their own page
Mobile carriers in Brazil
A mobile address anywhere 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
How many data centres are in São Paulo?
PeeringDB lists 106 facilities in São Paulo, spread over 27 cities and holding 1,887 network presences. Equinix SP4 in Barueri is the busiest single building in the snapshot with 592 networks, ahead of Equinix SP2 with 235 and Equinix SP3 with 131 in Santana de Parnaiba.
Is there an internet exchange in São Paulo?
Yes, five of them. Equinix São Paulo has 163 participants, DE-CIX São Paulo 36, and BGP.Exchange - São Paulo 27. IX.br (PTT.br) Ribeirão Preto adds 12 and MegaIX São Paulo one. Networks in the state can exchange traffic with 239 peers without routing it elsewhere first.
Can I get an IP address in São Paulo?
Placement follows the operator's address registration, not a customer's choice of state. A block reads as São Paulo because whoever holds it published that location. Mobile addresses are looser again, since Claro, TIM and Vivo aggregate subscribers behind gateways that can sit outside the 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