DCD>Connect | Brasil 2026
About the Event
DCD>Connect | Brasil is DCD's Portuguese-market conference for the Brazilian data center industry, held at the Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel. The 2026 edition runs November 4-5, 2026 and is expected to draw 2,600+ professionals, 170+ speakers, and 160+ exhibitors. Three co-located events run in parallel, including DCD>Compute | Brasil, with an expo zone featuring three dedicated content stages.
Programming Focus. Data center development across São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and emerging Brazilian markets. Hyperscaler expansion and cloud region buildout. Power procurement, renewable PPAs, and Brazilian grid interconnection. AI-era data center design and GPU capacity strategy. Subsea cable landings and domestic connectivity. Capital flows and local M&A activity. Past panel topics include "O boom dos data centers e da IA no Brasil," "A busca pelo triângulo da eficiência (PUE, CUE e WUE)," and AI-era data center design.
Featured Speakers (2025 carry-over; 2026 roster pending). Glaucia Piccolo Rosalen, CFO, Microsoft. Marcos Siqueira, CRO, Ascenty. Cesar Gomes, Vice-Presidente, Cloudera. Eduardo Reigada, COO, NextStream. Philippe Coura Vivia, COO, Elea Data Centers. Rafael Garrido, CEO, 247 Data Centers. Rodrigo Abreu, CEO, Omnia Data Centers. Eduardo Pereira, Director of Connectivity, Ascenty. Alex Sasaki, Technology Applications Director, Vertiv. Francisco Degelo, Business Development Manager, Vertiv.
Partners and Exhibitors. Stulz Brasil (exhibitor). WDC Networks (promotional partner). ABDC (Associação Brasileira de Data Centers, strategic partnership with DCD). ABEPREST (members receive 20% off via code ABEPREST20). ASHRAE Brasil. Infrastructure Masons. Nomad Futurist. Munters Data Center Technologies. Vertiv (recurring panel sponsor). Fiber Broadband Association (FBA). Deerns. Dinak.
Co-Located Events. DCD>Compute | Brasil. Three-stage Expo Zone.
Who Should Attend. Brazilian data center operators and developers, hyperscalers and cloud providers, utility and energy partners, infrastructure investors and REITs active in Brazil, engineering and construction firms, AI and compute buyers, and regulatory stakeholders.
Logistics. Venue: Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel, Avenida das Nações Unidas 12559, Brooklin Novo, São Paulo, SP 04578-903, Brazil. Event dates November 4-5, 2026. ABEPREST20 discount code for Vendor Pass and General Admission. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.