Cloud Regions in Sao Paulo
The cloud regions that run in Sao Paulo, and what they mean for off-hours schedules.
Regions in Sao Paulo
| Provider | Region | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | sa-east-1 | Sao Paulo |
| Google Cloud | southamerica-east1 | Osasco, Sao Paulo |
| Azure | brazilsouth | Sao Paulo State |
The Sao Paulo area hosts a Brazilian region from all three providers. Google Cloud’s is in Osasco, and Azure lists Brazil South as Sao Paulo State. Teams in countries without their own region, such as Colombia, may also use them.
Compare Sao Paulo prices against other regions for your exact instance types. Where the local price is higher, every idle hour costs more too, so it is worth asking which non-production environments need to be in Brazil at all, and which could run elsewhere or on a schedule.
Time zones in Brazil: America/Sao_Paulo, America/Manaus, America/Recife.
More on Brazil
For every region in the country, its time zones and its data protection law, see cloud regions in Brazil.
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Which cloud regions are in Sao Paulo?
AWS sa-east-1, Google Cloud southamerica-east1 (Osasco) and Azure brazilsouth.
Is Sao Paulo more expensive than US regions?
Check the providers' current price lists for your exact services; prices differ by instance type and change over time.