
$1.5 Billion in 12 Months: Equinix's Unprecedented Brazil Expansion (Em português)
From datacenterHawk by datacenterHawk
March 25, 2026 · 25 min
About this episode
Victor, President of Equinix Brazil, discusses the company's significant investment in Brazil and the challenges facing the local data center market.
📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 💻 Book a platform demo HERE (Em português) A Equinix investiu mais de US$3 bilhões no Brasil e está executando 4 obras simultaneamente, incluindo uma instalação focada em IA. Victor, Presidente da Equinix Brasil, detalha os R$1,5 bilhão investidos em 12 meses, por que a reforma tributária sozinha não vai impedir que 60% das cargas de trabalho sejam processadas fora do país, e como a primeira nuvem de IA do Brasil triplicou sua capacidade em 6 meses. Equinix has invested $3B+ in Brazil and is running 4 builds at once, including an AI-focused facility. Victor, President of Equinix Brazil, breaks down the R$1.5B spent in 12 months, why tax reform alone won't stop 60% of workloads from going offshore, and how Brazil's first AI cloud tripled capacity in 6 months.
People in this episode
Guest: Victor
Topics covered
- Brazil expansion
- Equinix investment
- AI cloud
- tax reform
- data center
- workloads
Keywords
- Equinix
- Brazil
- AI
- investment
- data center
- tax reform
- workloads
- cloud
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Equinix
Products: nuvem de IA
Places: Brasil, Brasil
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