Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Facts

Density

0 people per km²

0 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

3 Completed • 0 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Centro Candido Mendes (1978)

Tallest Building

Rio Sul Center (163 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (100%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (100%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

168

Tallest City in

the World

7

Tallest City in

South America

3

Tallest City in

Brazil

Buildings

Rank	Name	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

Building Completions Timeline

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