The Rio Sul Center Tower,
also known as Rio Sul Tower, is the fourteenth tallest building in
Brazil
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and the tallest building in
Rio de Janeiro
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at and 50 floors, 48 above ground and 2 below. The structure contains 28 elevators It was completed in 1982.
The building was designed by architects
Ulysses Burlamaqui and Alexandre Chan in the
Brutalist
Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the b ...
architectural style.
[Czajkowski, Jorge - Guia da Arquitetura Moderna no Rio de Janeiro, 2000, p. 18] The tower, together with a 400 stores
shopping mall
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called ''Riosul Shopping Center'', form a commercial complex known as Rio Sul Center.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in South America
South America has historically seen a relatively modest demand for skyscrapers, with the majority of the continent's tallest buildings being residential. Office buildings have not historically been built taller than residential buildings in the ...
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List of tallest buildings in Brazil
This list of the tallest buildings in Brazil ranks Brazilian skyscrapers in order by height. Most of Brazil's tallest buildings are located in Balneário Camboriú, Goiânia and São Paulo, which is the biggest financial and residential center of t ...
References
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Skyscrapers in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brutalist architecture in Brazil
1982 establishments in Brazil
Skyscraper office buildings in Brazil
Retail buildings in Brazil
Office buildings completed in 1982
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