Status Complete Completed 1982 Floor area 119.751,56 m² Floors 48 Construction started 1976 Lifts/elevators 18 | Type Office tower Floor count 40 Height 163 m Opened 1982 Main contractor Odebrecht | |
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Similar 105 Lélio Gama St, Panteão Duque de Caxias, Jesuits' Bridge, Igreja da Ordem Terceira, Edifício Santos Dumont | ||
The Rio Sul Center Tower, also known as Rio Sul Tower, is the third tallest building in Brazil and the tallest building in Rio de Janeiro at 164 metres (538 ft) and 50 floors, 48 above ground and 2 below. The structure contains 28 elevators It was completed in 1982.
Map of Rio Sul Center - Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
The building was designed by architects Ulysses Burlamaqui and Alexandre Chan in the Brutalist architectural style. The tower together with a 400 stores shopping mall, called Riosul Shopping Center, form a commercial complex known as Rio Sul Center.
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