Alibaba Cloud Opens First South American Cloud Region in Brazil
Alibaba Cloud opened its first South American cloud region in Brazil on 27 August 2026, with two AI-focused data centres in Sao Paulo, as the Redata data-centre tax break heads back to a Senate vote. The post Alibaba Cloud Opens First South American Cloud Region in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times .
Alibaba Cloud inaugurated its inaugural South American cloud region in Brazil on Thursday, 27 August, comprising two data centers in São Paulo, with a focus on artificial intelligence. The launch precedes a potential vote by Brazil’s Senate on Redata, a tax incentive designed to attract similar investments. The company, which now operates 106 availability zones across 31 regions worldwide, positions Brazil as a dynamic digital economy, targeting e-commerce, financial technology, and AI start-ups.
The data centers were constructed specifically to cater to AI needs, offering a portfolio of corporate AI agents ranging from development and testing to running and securing AI systems. These agents utilize Alibaba’s Qwen family of open AI models.
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