Ascenty's Fortaleza 1 data center sits in Maracanau, in the Brazilian state of Ceara on the country's northeast coast, with 10 megawatts of power, 97,000 square feet of total area and room for 1,900 racks. Ascenty says the building is directly connected to the landing stations of the submarine cables at Praia do Futuro, which is why the company chose the site.
It is far smaller than ByteDance's data center now being built nearby at the Pecem port complex in Caucaia, also in Ceara, planned at 300 megawatts per phase across four phases. That larger project is now facing a federal lawsuit: prosecutors and public defenders asked courts on September 14, 2026 to halt it until a fuller environmental review and consultation with the neighboring Anace indigenous community is carried out, saying its permitted water use rose from 19,700 to 144,000 liters a day.
The facts on file
- Company
- Ascenty (Digital Realty)
- Address
- Tv. Francisco Marrocos Portela 1161, Maracanau, CE, Brazil
- Region
- Ceará
- Country
- Brazil
- Status
- Operating
- Power
- 10 MW
- Record checked
- Sep 16, 2026
Sources
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- ascenty.com/en/data-centers-en/location/brazil/ceara/fortaleza-1/
- diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/negocios/data-center-do-tiktok-no-ceara-comeca-a-operar-em-2027-diz-omnia-
- focuspoder.com.br/data-center-do-tiktok-em-pecem-vira-alvo-de-acao-do-mpf-e-da-dpu/
- baxtel.com/data-centers/digital-realty-trust
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- Scala Fortaleza (Ceara)listed on the Ceará page18 km
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