AWS Makes EC2 R7gd Instances Available in South America (Sao Paulo) Region

The memory-optimized Amazon EC2 R7gd instances, powered by Graviton3 processors with integrated DDR5 memory and fast local NVMe storage, launched in the Sao Paulo AWS region.

By Lucas Hayes · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-03-11 · 1 min read

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Retrospective edition: 2026-03-11. Source published: 2026-03-11. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

R7gd instances provide up to 3.8 TB of NVMe SSD storage and are designed for memory-intensive applications like in-memory caches and real-time analytics. Built on the AWS Nitro System, they combine enhanced compute and memory performance with low-latency storage access.

This regional availability facilitates deployment of performance-demanding workloads closer to end users in South America, supporting broader scalability and responsiveness for cloud-based database and big data environments.

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Amazon EC2 R7gd instances are now available in South America (Sao Paulo) Region ↗

Source published 2026-03-11. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.