Salvador, Brazil

Salvador, Brazil is a submarine cable landing point in Brazil (coordinates -12.9700°, -38.5045°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Brazil's international connectivity infrastructure.

Salvador is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music, and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Salvador, Brazil

Cables landing at Salvador, Brazil are operated by 3 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including América Móvil (Claro), Embratel, Telxius. 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 Salvador, Brazil, international traffic can reach 11 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala and 3 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Salvador, 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

• America Movil Submarine Cable System-1 (AMX-1) (2014) — America Movil Submarine Cable System-1 (AMX-1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 7 countries across South America, Central America, North America. With 15 landing points — including Barranquilla, Cancún, Cartagena, Fortaleza, Hollywood, and 10 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• South America-1 (SAm-1) (2001) — South America-1 (SAm-1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 9 countries across South America, North America. With 16 landing points — including Arica, Barranquilla, Boca Raton, Fortaleza, Las Toninas, and 11 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Brazilian Festoon (1996) — Brazilian Festoon is a domestic submarine cable network within Brazil, connecting 14 coastal and island locations including Aracajú, Atafona, Ilhéus, João Pessoa, Macaé, and 9 more. 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.