Macapá, Brazil

Macapá, Brazil is a submarine cable landing point in Brazil (coordinates 0.0345°, -51.0657°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Brazil's international connectivity infrastructure.

Macapá is the capital of the Brazilian state of Amapá, in the country's North Region, located on the northern channel of the Amazon Delta near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. Its population is estimated to be 512,902 (2020). The city is on a small plateau on the Amazon in the southeast of the state of Amapá. The only access by road from outside the province is from the overseas French department of French Guiana, although there are regular ferries to Belém, Brazil. Macapá is linked by road with some other cities in Amapá. The equator runs through the middle of the city, leading residents to refer to Macapá as "The capital of the middle of the world." It covers 6,407.12 square kilometres (2,473.80 mi2) and is located northwest of the large inland island of Marajó and south of the border with French Guiana. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Macapá, Brazil

Cables landing at Macapá, Brazil are operated by 7 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Aquamar Group, BR.Digital Telecom, Entidade Administradora da Faixa (EAF), ICOM Telecom, SEA Telecom, Telefonica, Wirelink. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Macapá, Brazil, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Brazil.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Macapá, Brazil in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Norte Conectado (Infovia 03) (2025) — Norte Conectado (Infovia 03) is a domestic submarine cable network within Brazil, connecting 8 coastal and island locations including Afuá, Bagre, Belém, Breves, Curralinho, and 3 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• Norte Conectado (Infovia 00) (2022) — Norte Conectado (Infovia 00) is a domestic submarine cable network within Brazil, connecting 5 coastal and island locations including Alenquer, Almeirim, Macapá, Monte Alegre, Santarém. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.