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Equinix RJ3 Rio de Janeiro

Rua Maria Soares Sendas, Area 6 B2, Parque Barreto, São João de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPartially operational
Evidence
Headline capacity
Not established in published records
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

Equinix opened RJ3 in São João de Meriti in April 2025. Phase 1 provides roughly 550–560 cabinets and about 1,470–1,490 square metres of colocation; Phase 2 is scheduled for Q4 2026.

Capacity

Minimum cabinet density

Reported rounded

6 kVA

Power density; not a whole-site capacity

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

RJ3 full facilityPartially operational

1 building

No IT MW disclosed.

Phase 1Operational

Approximately 550–560 cabinets and 1,467–1,490 square metres depending source vintage.

Phase 2Planned

550 planned cabinets and USD 46 million estimated capex in 2025 Form 10-K.

Milestones (3)
Equinix announced RJ3 Phase 1

May 23, 2024 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
RJ3 Phase 1 inaugurated and began operating

Apr 8, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Commercial operation

Source not linked
Phase 2 target

Q4 2026 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

Equinix, Inc.

Owner

Sources by role
Owner (1)
Owner (1)
Owner (1)
Other participants (1)
Municipality of São João de Meriti

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims and financing records may overlap. Their amounts are not added together.

Capital claims

Estimated capital expenditure

Transaction scope

$46,000,000

Phase 2 · Phase

Source

Financing records

Investment commitment

$94m

May 23, 2024

Original Phase 1/project investment; conflicts with later approximately USD 45 million official description.

Parties & sources

Equinix, Inc. (Sponsor)

Sources (1)

Investment commitment

$45m

May 26, 2026

Later approximately USD 45 million initial-investment wording; unresolved against USD 94 million and never summed.

Parties & sources

Equinix, Inc. (Sponsor)

Sources (1)

Investment commitment

$46m

Not stated

Phase 2 estimated capex in 2025 Form 10-K; forecast, not realized spend.

Parties & sources

Equinix, Inc. (Sponsor)

Sources (1)

Site & development

Colocation space

Actual

1,490 sq m

Phase 1 · Phase

Source

Building description

Actual

Three story precast concrete

Source

Technical specifications

Power redundancy

Design

N+1

Source

Cooling redundancy

Design

N+20%

Source

Interfacility fiber

Actual

Redundant fiber ring to RJ2 approximately 17 km away

Source

Additional project facts

Project status

Actual

Phase 1 operating; Phase 2 planned

Source

Opening date

Actual

2025-04-08

Phase 1 · Phase

Source

Cabinet capacity

Reported rounded

>550 cabinets

Phase 1 · Phase

Source

Planned cabinet capacity

Forecast

550 cabinets

Phase 2 · Phase

Source

Ready for service target

Forecast

2026-Q4

Phase 2 · Phase

Source

IT capacity

Proposal

—

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (4)
Electric grid

Reported context

2 substations

nearby utility substations — 2 substations; operating context.

Fiber

Operational

17 km

Redundant fiber connectivity to RJ2; the cited approximately 17 km is the distance to RJ2, not a disclosed fiber-route length.

Cooling system

Operational

cool array air cooling; operating design.

Renewable energy supply

Reported context

renewable energy certificates; current claim.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.