Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Centro Candido Mendes (1978)

Tallest Building

Rio Sul Center (163 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
159

Tallest City in

the World

#
7

Tallest City in

South America
#
3

Tallest City in

Brazil

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 Rio Sul Center
163.1 m / 535  ft
2 Centro Candido Mendes
153.9 m / 505  ft
3 Ventura Corporate Towers
151.4 m / 497  ft
4 Lelio Gama 105
145.5 m / 477  ft
5 Edificio Conde Pereira Carneiro
145 m / 476  ft
6 Edificio Santos DuMont
140.8 m / 462  ft
7 Edificio Lineu de Paula Machado
138 m / 453  ft
8 Edificio Avenida Central
136 m / 446  ft
9 Sede do Banerj
136 m / 446  ft
10 Sede BNH
135 m / 443  ft

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