Internet speed in Brazil
Median speeds from Ookla's Speedtest Global Index, June 2026 — what a rental's line and your phone actually get, not what the listing says.
Home broadband258 Mbpsmedian download in Rio de Janeiro0world median 130300+Fast — Several people on calls at once, large uploads, 4K95 Mbps upload · 6 ms latency
Mobile data367 Mbpsmedian download in Rio de Janeiro0world median 109300+23 Mbps upload · 16 ms latency
By city
under 30 basic · fair · 100+ good · 150+ fast — the tick is the world median.
| Place | Home broadband | Mobile data | Work from it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiromeasured in Rio de Janeiro | 258 Mbps | 367 Mbps | Yes |
| Brazil as a wholeOokla publishes no separate figure for Foz do Iguaçu, Salvador, Fortaleza, Florianópolis, Manaus; the national median stands for them. | 242 Mbps | 272 Mbps | Yes |
A median is the middle of every test run in the place that quarter: half the lines are faster, half slower. Cities usually beat the national number; islands and hill towns usually do not. "Work from it" is this site's own line — 150 Mbps down, 50 up, under 30 ms — for a household on calls all day; one person needs far less.
The guides in Brazil
Rio de JaneiroBrazilBeaches, samba, and Christ the Redeemer
Foz do IguaçuBrazilThe panorama side of the falls, and the biggest dam ever built
SalvadorBrazilBrazil’s first capital, and the most African city outside Africa
FortalezaBrazilTwenty-five kilometres of city beach, and the windiest coast in Brazil
FlorianópolisBrazilAn island with forty-two beaches, and a different one for every mood
ManausBrazilAn opera house in the rainforest, and two rivers that refuse to mix