Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Facts

Population

6,747,815 (2023)

First 150m+ Building

Palácio Duque de Caxias (1941)

Tallest Building

Palácio Duque de Caxias (170 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

197

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

South America

Tallest City in

Brazil

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Palácio Duque de Caxias	170 m / 558 ft
2	Rio Sul Center	163.1 m / 535 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	Centro Candido Mendes	140 m / 459 ft
8	Edificio Lineu de Paula Machado	138 m / 453 ft
9	Edificio Avenida Central	136 m / 446 ft
10	Sede do Banerj	136 m / 446 ft

Building Completions Timeline

CTBUH People & Events

Former CTBUH Chairman, 1993 – 1997

Gilberto do Valle

Projest Consultoria e Projetos Ltda

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Research

01 May 2025

Rio’s Business Core Welcomes New Urban Dwellers

Rio’s downtown renaissance blends adaptive reuse, streamlined regulations, and vibrant public spaces to attract residents and reinvigorate the city center, writes Washington Fajardo.

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Global News

07 March 2022

Residential Building in Rio de Janeiro Has Reached Final Delivery

CTBUH has just received confirmation that a 23-story, 78-meter-tall building, Lume Residencial Barra Bonita, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil reached completion in mid-February, 2022....

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Global News

20 August 2021

Symbol of Brazilian Modernism to Be Sold in Rio de Janeiro

The Capanema Palace in downtown Rio de Janeiro is slated to be sold, as well as 2,263 other properties being offloaded by the Brazilian federal...

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