Data Centers in Fortaleza

Fortaleza – Brazil's Intercontinental Connectivity Hub

Fortaleza is the most critical subsea cable landing point in South America, offering the lowest latency routes to North America and Europe from Brazil. This makes it the premier market for content delivery networks, global telecommunications firms, and enterprises requiring high-performance international connectivity. Its strategic location translates directly into faster application performance and a better end-user experience for millions of consumers.

Fortaleza: At A Glance

Network & Connectivity Ecosystem

Fortaleza’s dense concentration of subsea cables makes it a globally significant interconnection point, second only to São Paulo within Brazil for carrier diversity.

Carrier Density & Carrier Neutrality: The market features 11 data centers with access to over 13 network service providers, as of September 2025. This environment provides ample choice for building redundant, high-performance network architectures.

Direct Cloud On-Ramps: There are no direct public cloud on-ramps within Fortaleza, as of September 2025. Businesses connect to the 0 cloud regions in Brazil via private network extensions and carrier services to the primary cloud hub in São Paulo.

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs): The IX.br (PTT.br) presence in Fortaleza is central to the region's internet health, keeping local traffic local and improving network performance across northeastern Brazil.

Bare Metal: Bare metal compute is available from providers in the market, including regional specialists like Latitude.sh, allowing businesses to deploy dedicated hardware close to key network routes.

Power Analysis

Brazil's national grid offers a unique power profile, dominated by renewable sources. While costs are higher than in some global markets, the energy mix is a significant advantage for sustainability goals.

Average Cost Of Power: Industrial power rates typically range from R$0.65 to R$0.80/kWh, as of September 2025. This cost reflects the country's reliance on hydroelectric generation, which constitutes approximately 60% of the energy mix.

Power Grid Reliability: The power grid supporting Fortaleza's data center corridors is engineered for commercial use. All colocation facilities provide extensive redundancy with multi-megawatt UPS systems and diesel generator backup to guarantee uptime.

Market Access, Business & Tax Climate

Fortaleza provides a strategic base for accessing both the large domestic market of northeastern Brazil and international partners.

Proximity To Key Business Districts: Data centers in Fortaleza serve the city's commercial centers and the growing technology ecosystem. Its port and international airport also make it a key logistics and distribution point for the region.

Regional Market Reach: Fortaleza is the ideal digital gateway to the more than 55 million people living in Brazil's Northeast region. Its subsea cable infrastructure also provides the lowest-latency connection from South America to Europe and Africa.

Tax Advantage For Data Centers: Brazil offers significant tax incentives for data center investment. These programs can exempt imported, high-value IT and electrical infrastructure from steep tariffs, substantially lowering the capital expenditure for new deployments.

Natural Disaster Risk

Fortaleza has a High overall disaster risk profile, with a score of 5.2 out of 10, as of September 2025. The primary hazards are environmental and meteorological, while seismic and storm risks are negligible.

Key natural hazards include:

• River Flood: Score of 7.7
• Coastal Flood: Score of 5.0
• Drought: Score of 4.5

Risks from earthquakes (0.5) and tropical cyclones (0.0) are exceptionally low, making the location geologically stable for critical infrastructure.