Rio Sul Center

The Rio Sul Center Tower,^[2][5] also known as Rio Sul Tower, is the fourteenth 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^[6] It was completed in 1982.^[5]

Rio Sul Center
Torre Rio Sul
Rio Sul Center, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office tower
Location	116 Lauro Muller Avenue, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Coordinates	22.957314°S 43.176033°W / -22.957314; -43.176033
Construction started	1976[1]
Completed	1982[1]
Technical details
Floor count	40
Floor area	119.751,56 m²[2]
Lifts/elevators	18[3]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Ulysses Burlamaqui
Main contractor	Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S.A.[4][2]

The building was designed by architects Ulysses Burlamaqui and Alexandre Chan in the Brutalist architectural style.^[7] The tower, together with a 400 stores shopping mall called Riosul Shopping Center, form a commercial complex known as Rio Sul Center.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in South America
• List of tallest buildings in Brazil