en.Wedoany.com Reported - Brazil is advancing the construction of multiple large-scale data center parks in the states of São Paulo and Ceará, with new facilities targeting cloud computing, artificial intelligence training, model inference, and large-scale GPU clusters. Current key projects include the Sumaré 3 Data Center built by Brazil's Ascenty, the GRU10 campus initiated by U.S.-based Ada Infrastructure, and the hyperscale data center being developed at the Pecém Port Complex. The scope of construction has expanded from server rooms to dedicated substations, transmission lines, liquid cooling systems, fiber optic networks, and renewable energy supporting facilities.
Brazil's Ascenty started construction of the Sumaré 3 Data Center in March 2026, with an initial planned capacity of 90 megawatts and provisions for an additional 90 megawatts of expansion. The building area is approximately 48,000 square meters, with delivery scheduled for the third quarter of 2027. Designed for high-density AI computing demands, the facility will be equipped with direct-to-chip cooling and closed-loop circulation cooling systems to support higher-power GPU servers. The campus also requires the completion of power supply and distribution, backup power, network access, and server room system installation to enable continuous operation of computing equipment.
U.S.-based Ada Infrastructure has begun initial construction of the GRU10 data center campus in Franco da Rocha, Greater São Paulo. The campus will be built in phases, with a maximum configuration of three multi-story data center buildings upon full completion, offering a total capacity of up to 300 megawatts, powered by two on-campus substations. The first phase includes one data center building and one dedicated substation, with a construction period estimated at 18 to 24 months, primarily serving cloud computing, machine learning, AI inference, and large-scale GPU deployment.
In northeastern Brazil, another hyperscale data center is being advanced at the Pecém Port Complex. This project will be supported by a wind power supply system to provide long-term electricity for server clusters and cooling systems. The site is located near international submarine fiber optic cable landing points, enabling connections to overseas cloud platforms and major Latin American network nodes via submarine cables and terrestrial backbone fiber optics. As computing capacity gradually increases, the campus will also need to simultaneously improve substation facilities, network lines, energy dispatch, and closed-loop cooling systems.
With the concentrated start of large-scale data center construction, Brazil's grid connection capacity has become a critical condition for project progress. Planning materials released by Brazil's energy research agency show a continuous increase in the number of projects for data centers to connect to the national backbone grid. As of April 2026, 22 connection contracts have been signed, 18 connection applications have received favorable opinions, and 50 applications are under analysis. The associated load is expected to grow from an average of 304 megawatts added in 2026 to an average of 3,457 megawatts by 2030. In addition to building server rooms, data center projects require new or upgraded substations, transmission lines, and regional grid nodes.
Brazil's new wave of digital infrastructure construction is forming an engineering chain centered on data center parks, with simultaneous expansion of power and fiber optic networks. Subsequent construction priorities will focus on high-density server rooms, GPU server deployment, liquid cooling facilities, dedicated substations, renewable energy integration, and cross-regional fiber optic connections, rather than merely adding cloud services or software products.
