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This list of the tallest buildings in South America ranks skyscrapers in order by height. South America has historically seen a relatively modest demand for skyscrapers. Most of the continent's high-rises are in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, and Venezuela, and the tallest buildings are located in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Caracas, Montevideo and Bogota, all of which are the biggest financial centers of these countries.

The majority of the continent's tallest buildings are residential. Office buildings have not historically been built taller than residential buildings in the region, though this scenario may well change in the next decades, as South America has been experiencing substantial economic growth.

This article is also related to the following lists:

• List of Towers
• List of Skyscrapers
• List of tallest buildings in Argentina
• List of tallest buildings in Brazil
• List of tallest buildings in Colombia
• List of tallest structures in the world
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world

Ranking criteria and buildings

The first skyscrapers of at least 100 metres (330 ft) height in South America were built in the 18920s, and included the Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo, the Martinelli Building in São Paulo.

Alternative lists of high buildings are maintained by the nongovernmental US organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. These lists, first defined and compiled in 1996, rank buildings in four categories: height of structural or architectural top; height of highest occupied floor; height to the top of roof; height to top of any part of the building. Currently Parque Central Torre tops all categories except highest point, where the Torre Colpatria is highest, and height of highest occupied floor, which goes to the El Faro towers.

In the 1990s, local and foreign investment lead in a massive regeneration effort, recycling and refurbishing the west side warehouses into elegant houses, offices, lofts, private universities, luxurious hotels and restaurants that conform to a gallery of options for this new district in a city that grew up turning its back to the river. State-of-the-art multiplex cinemas, theatres, cultural centres, luxurious hotels and office and corporate buildings are located mostly in the east side. Puerto Madero breathes international flair, one of the new trendy barrios of Buenos Aires, it has become habitat of young professionals and there is an increasing interest as a destination for foreign buyers, particularly those with high income who are looking for premium properties.

Tallest skyscrapers by architectural detail

Name	Image	Location	Country	Height ft / m	Floors	Year
Torre Gran Costanera		Santiago	Chile	300 m 985 ft	70	2012
BD Bacatá		Bogotá	Colombia	240 m  ft	66	2013
Parque Central Torre		Caracas	Venezuela	225 m 738 ft	56	1979
Hotel Único Buenos Aires		Buenos Aires	Argentina	250 m 722 ft	66	2012
Torre Colpatria		Bogota	Colombia	192 m 630 ft	50	1979
Titanium La Portada		Santiago	Chile	191.7 m 629 ft	52	2009
Centro de Comercio Internacional		Bogota	Colombia	190 m 623 ft	50	1974
Centro Financiero Confinanzas[1]		Caracas	Venezuela	190 m 623 ft	44	1994
Company Business Towers		São Paulo	Brazil	189 m 620 ft	47	2011
Cali Tower		Cali	Colombia	183 m 600 ft	44	1980
Banco Mercantil[2]		Caracas	Venezuela	179 m 587 ft	40	1982
Torre Coltejer		Medellín	Colombia	175m 574 ft	37	1972
Torre Renoir II		Buenos Aires	Argentina	175 m 574 ft	49	2010
Torre Cavia		Buenos Aires	Argentina	173 m 568 ft	48	2008
Ciudadela San Martín Torre Norte		Bogota	Colombia	171 m 562 ft	47	1983
Mirante do Vale		São Paulo	Brazil	170 m 558 ft	51	1960
El Faro Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	170 m 558 ft	46	2004
Edifício Itália		São Paulo	Brazil	165 m 541 ft	45	1965
Costanera Center Torre 2		Santiago	Chile	165 m 541 ft	41	2010
Rio Sul Center		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	162 m 531 ft	50	1980
Altino Arantes Building		São Paulo	Brazil	161.2 m 529 ft	36	1947
Edificio Avianca		Bogota	Colombia	161 m 528 ft	41	1969
Mulieris towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	161 m 528 ft	44	2008
Torre del Café		Medellín	Colombia	160 m 525 ft	36	1975
Centro Financiero Provincial[3]		Caracas	Venezuela	160 m 525 ft	40	1984
Repsol-YPF tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	160 m 525 ft	36	2008
Costanera Center Torre 1		Santiago	Chile	158 m 518 ft	41	2010
Torre Norte		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m 518 ft	38	1999
Begônias Building		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m 518 ft	41	2008
Jabuticabeiras Building		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m 518 ft	41	2008
Magnólias Building		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m 518 ft	41	2008
Resedá Building		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m 518 ft	41	2008
Telecommunications Tower		Montevideo	Uruguay	158 m 518 ft	35	2002
Le Parc tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	157 m 515 ft	51	1995
Château Puerto Madero		Buenos Aires	Argentina	155 m 509 ft	48	2009
WTorre São Paulo		São Paulo	Brazil	151 m 495 ft	35	2008
E-Tower		São Paulo	Brazil	150 m 92 ft	39	2005
Birmann 21		São Paulo	Brazil	149 m 488 ft	24	1996
West Side		Barueri	Brazil	147 m 482 ft	37	2008
Sede do BankBoston		São Paulo	Brazil	145 m 475 ft	35	2002
Galicia Central Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	145 m 475 ft	33	2006
Le Parc Puerto Madero Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	145 m 475 ft	37	2007
Jardins do Rosarinho		Recife	Brazil	144 m 472 ft	38	2002
Torre Telefónica Chile		Santiago	Chile	143 m 469 ft	33	1996
Banco do Brasil Building		São Paulo	Brazil	143 m 469 ft	24	1955
105 Lélio Gama St.		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	143 m 469 ft	40	1980
Libertador 4444		Buenos Aires	Argentina	142 m 466 ft	46	1993
Alas Building		Buenos Aires	Argentina	141 m 463 ft	41	1955
Edifício Santos-Dumont		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	141 m 463 ft	45	1975
Eldorado Business Tower		São Paulo	Brazil	141 m 463 ft	36	2007
Canarios Building		São Paulo	Brazil	141 m 463 ft	40	2008
Yacht Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	141 m 463 ft	44	2010
Edifício Copan		São Paulo	Brazil	140 m 459 ft	40	1953
BankBoston Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	140m 459 ft	33	2001
Capitalinas Towers		Córdoba	Argentina	140 m 459 ft	40	2011
Ventura Corporate Tower		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	140 m 459 ft	38	2008
Plaza Centenário		São Paulo	Brazil	139 m 455 ft	34	1995
Mandarim Building		São Paulo	Brazil	137 m 449 ft	42	2006
Dolfines Guaraní		Rosario	Argentina	136 m 446 ft	45	2009
Renoir Alvear Palace Hotel		Buenos Aires	Argentina	136 m 446 ft	41	2012
Torre Renoir I		Buenos Aires	Argentina	135 m 443 ft	41	2007
Barão de Iguape Building		São Paolo	Brazil	133 m 436 ft	37	1959
Château Libertador Residence		Buenos Aires	Argentina	133 m 436 ft	40	2008
Martinelli Building		São Paulo	Brazil	130 m 427 ft	30	1930
Ipiranga 165		São Paulo	Brazil	130 m 427 ft	36	1968
São Paulo Hilton		São Paulo	Brazil	130 m 427 ft	30	1999
Grande São Paulo Building		São Paulo	Brazil	129 m 424 ft	40	1971
Mercantil Finasa		São Paulo	Brazil	129 m 424 ft	35	1974
Mirabilia Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	129 m 24 ft	45	2008
Catalinas and Alem Plaza		Buenos Aires	Argentina	127 m 417 ft	32	1996
Marriott Santiago		Santiago	Chile	127 m 417 ft	49	1999
Centennial Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	126 m 414 ft	45	2004
Alto Palermo Plaza Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	126 m 414 ft	35	1995
Demetrio Elíades Building		Mar del Plata	Argentina	125 m 410 ft	40	1969
Edificio Citibank[4]		Caracas	Venezuela	125 m 410 ft	28	1999
Quartier Boulevard Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	125 m 410 ft	38	2008
Torre Aqualina		Rosario	Argentina	125 m 410 ft	40	2009
Torre CorpBanca[5]		Caracas	Venezuela	125 m 410 ft	28	1999
Torre Movilnet[6]		Caracas	Venezuela	125 m 410 ft	28	1999
Torre Sindoni[7]		Maracay	Venezuela	125 m 410 ft	30	1999
São Paulo World Trade Center		São Paulo	Brazil	124 m 407 ft	26	1966
Torre Alcorta		Buenos Aires	Argentina	123 m 404 ft	29	2008
San Martín 344		Buenos Aires	Argentina	122 m 400 ft	29	2000
Carlos Pellegrini Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	121 m 397 ft	31	1974
Westin Libertador Hotel		Lima	Peru	120.8 m 396 ft	30	2010
Kavanagh Building		Buenos Aires	Argentina	120 m 394 ft	30	1936
Libertador 380		Buenos Aires	Argentina	120 m 394 ft	35	1985
Torre Caballito Nuevo		Buenos Aires	Argentina	120 m 94 ft	34	2010
Cosmos Building		Mar del Plata	Argentina	119 m 391 ft	38	1964
Bulnes Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	119 m 391 ft	37	1999
Ruggieri Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	119 m 391 ft	37	1999
Bellini Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	116 m 381 ft	37	2007
Punta Divisadero Tower		Rosario	Argentina	115 m 377 ft	37	2002
Quartier Demaria		Buenos Aires	Argentina	115 m 377 ft	30	1996
Manhattan Tower		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	114 m 374 ft	33	2000
Chacofi Building		Buenos Aires	Argentina	113 m 370 ft	29	1980
Riverview Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	112.8 m 369 ft	34	2003
Embarcadero Tower		Rosario	Argentina	112 m 367 ft	38	2010
Promenade Palermo		Buenos Aires	Argentina	112 m 367 ft	33	2007
Intercontinental Plaza		Buenos Aires	Argentina	111 m 364 ft	26	1996
Ángela Tower		Córdoba	Argentina	110 m 360 ft	30	1983
Bouchard Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	110 m 360 ft	30	1994
Catalinas Norte Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	110 m 360 ft	30	1975
Torre Intecons		Buenos Aires	Argentina	110 m 360 ft	28	2010
Renaissance São Paulo Hotel		São Paulo	Brazil	110 m 360 ft	26	1994
Centro Civico de Lima		Lima	Peru	109 m 357 ft	34	1974
Chocavento Tower		Lima	Peru	107 m 351 ft	25	2001
Prourban Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	107 m 351 ft	29	1983
Wilson Tower		Asunción	Paraguay	107 m 351 ft	33	1993
Torre La Buenos Aires		Buenos Aires	Argentina	105 m 345 ft	31	1987

Notable buildings of São Paulo

Buildings along Paulista Avenue

Plaza Centenário

Birmann 21

Torre Norte

São Paulo features a variety of commercial and residential buildings, so there are also many modern buildings such as the Sede do BankBoston and the Torre Norte. These buildings are neighbors because the Torre Norte that was completed in 1999 with the Nações Unidas Complex, and the Sede do BankBoston concluded in 2002 that was part of BankBoston. There are other skyscrapers in Sao Paulo on one of the most modern as the Plaza Centenário , E-tower, Eldorado Business Tower, Birmann 21 and other skyscrapers of South America.

Sede do BankBoston is a great skyscraper located in Brooklyn, near the Marginal Pinheiros in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was inaugurated in 2002, and has 145 meters in height and 35 floors, making it one of the largest skyscrapers in the country. the bankboston logo at the top of the building is 11 meters tall.the bankboston logo at the top of the building was removed in 2006 when banco itau bought the Brazilian unit of bankboston.

Birmann 21 is a skyscraper located in the Marginal Pinheiros, in the region of pine in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Known to harbor the headquarters of Editora Abril, is the sixth tallest building in Sao Paulo, and the 13th highest in Brazil.located on the border of the city's peripheral highway in an area still waiting to be developed, the building establishes a strong statement on the skyline. the northern façade, in contrast to the glazed south one, has a much heavier look due to granite and marble cladding, and smaller windows; a solution to limit cooling needs inside.

Plaza Centenário is a skyscraper city of Sao Paulo located on Avenue of the United Nations, where there was also the construction of several commercial buildings of high standard. The Centennial Plaza building, the facade of metal and glass, is a modern monument and the future. Its 32 floors and 139 meters in height give it prominence even being in a region with other large buildings. Its architect, Carlos Bratke, his work included among the 10 highest buildings in Sao Paulo, in spite of that, with construction of new buildings, today he became the 12th highest in the city, and was also the 34th tallest building of Brazil. In addition to a cyber cafe and an auditorium, on top of the building there is even a helipad. The Centennial Plaza is one of the more "intelligent" buildings in Sao Paulo. Pioneering work in the country, the building received about 40 thousand square meters of aluminum composite panels. The work of 77,500 meters, took eight years to be built.this all-aluminum tower has a nickname "robocop".

E-Tower is a building of offices located in São Paulo Vila Olympia, near the Marginal Pinheiros river. The building was designed by Aflalo & Gasperini and has features that qualify as the last generation [lacks sources?], Both in aspects such as construction of facilities. Under the project, there is still a gap in the program needs and the provision of services available within the building.Despite all these innovations, which drew attention in the first place is the height of the building, with 150 meters, it is the 12th tallest skyscraper in Brazil, and the 5th highest in the city of Sao Paulo. The measure was defined by the traffic corridor of the marginal helicopters - the designers and entrepreneurs wanted more. The creation of a tall tower and slim was one of the requests of the client. To the project structure of reinforced concrete - which articulates the scale of the façade with internal gateways locked into the core - has been used a mockup of the building and volumes of buildings lindeiras to assess, within a tunnel of wind, efforts that the E-Tower suffer with the wind action. These data were also employed in the installation detailing, forfeited, in most cases, the unitised system, with panels vary from 3.75 x 2.5 meters. Although the system is not a novelty in the country, the closings of E-Tower are pioneers, because the panels, in addition to the frames, containing the external coating on plates of granite.

Eldorado Business Tower is a skyscraper located in Rebouças avenue in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The building features a modern structure and well verticalized. It has 141 meters in height and 36 floors.eldorado business tower is a leadership in energy and environmental design (leed) green building. there are eight parking floors on this building, four below ground and four above ground. there is one parking space for each 32m² of office area. connected to shopping eldorado by an elevated footbridge. there is an 24 x 24 m helipad on the roof, capable of receiving aircraft up to 10 tons. six of the 29 elevators will be the fastest in Brazil, reaching speeds of 6 m/s. the tower is composed of a four storey garage building and a 36 storey office tower. the entrance lobby features a 7.1 meter floor to floor height. the municipality granted permission for occupation on October 25, 2007. connected to Shopping Eldorado by a footbridge.

Torre Norte the highest of the resort, is one of the largest buildings in Brazil, with 158 meters in height and 152 thousand m² of built area. Currently, the tower is home to several multinational companies such as Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. architects: alberto botti and marc rubin of the 24 elevators, 18 are for the office floors and 5 are for the floors under ground. torre norte is the third tallest building in são paulo. each floor has 1880m² of usable area. the lobby is 7.2 meters high. considered to be one of the most technologically advanced commercial buildings in Latin America. the full height from the 5th level underground to the top of the helipad is 176 meters.

Panoramic the buildings in São Paulo, Brazil.

Hotels & Residences

Mandarim Building, is for a more skyscraper residential of Brazil.

Hotel Hilton de São Paulo, is a more luxury hotel of São Paulo.

São Paulo features two notable luxury hotel and residential complexes: the Mandarim Building and the Hotel Hilton de São Paulo.

Name	Location	Country	Year of completion
Mandarim Building	São Paulo	Brazil	2006
Hotel Hilton de São Paulo	São Paulo	Brazil	1999

Mandarim Building is the tallest residential building in Sao Paulo. It is the 39th highest in Brazil, and the 13th highest in Sao Paulo. It is located in the district of Itaim Bibi, almost on the verge of Marginal Pinheiros, next to other large buildings in the city.when complete this will be sao paulo's tallest residential building.the same concept of life design was used in its smaller brother Mandarim in rio de janeiro.the building height, from the 3rd floor underground, to the top of the structure is 150 meters. the inauguration ceremony was held on April 27, 2006.the lobby and common areas are finished in polished marble and granite, with hardwood and brass accents.the designing of the tower was closely supervised by the city hall of New York, due to the historical value of the music hall buildings.former United States president bill clinton once planned to rent an office in the building but later changed his mind when he learned that the cheapest office available cost twice as much as he was willing to pay.

Hotel Hilton de São Paulo is for Torre Leste had to be redesigned internally to house a luxury hotel, the Hilton - Morumbi.It is one of the major hotels in the city. Its new headquarters is located in the business center and the United Nations has received distinguished guests such as U.S. President George W. Bush, during whose stay he was transferred to the region's Berrini-Marginal Pinheiros, near the district of Morumbi. It is also the new Hilton São Paulo Morumbi occurring recordings of the series The Apprentice, by Roberto Justus.

The biggest Commercial Complexes of South America

Nações Unidas Complex, is complex more commecial of South America.

Parque Central Complex, is 2° complex more commercial of south America.

Centeco Plaza, is 5° complex more commercial of South America.

In São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Caracas is there are 5 commercials complexes, one of which is the biggest of all is the Nações Unidas Complex, and the second Parque Central Complex, the third São Paulo World Trade Center, the fourth Ventura Corporate Complex , and fifth and final Nacional Complex Tribunal. These are the largest commercial complex in South America.

Name	Location	Country	Year of completion
Nações Unidas Complex	São Paulo	Brazil	1999
Parque Central Complex	Caracas	Venezuela	1979
São Paulo World Trade Center	São Paulo	Brazil	1994
Ventura Corporate Complex	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	2008
Cetenco Plaza	São Paulo	Brazil	1975

Nações Unidas Complex is a commercial complex located in the city of Sao Paulo in the suburb of Brooklyn, in the district of Itaim Bibi. It is located between the avenues United Nations and Luis Carlos Berrini, with the main entrance avenue Berrini, currently one of the most valued of São Paulo. It has 277446.18 meters of built area, including shopping center and the towers west, north and east. The project was completed in 1989 just around the years 2000, due to economic problems.

Parque Central Complex towers consist of twin 56-story towers. The buildings are located in Caracas, Venezuela. The towers are the tallest buildings in the country, with a height of 225 m (738 ft).tallest building in caracas and Venezuela, along with its Parque Central Torre Oeste-twin tower .on October 17, 2004, at least ten floors of the building caught fire. the main focus of the fire was in the 34th floor and flames reached the 44th floor of the building. from 2005–2006, the tower was renovated, the structure was reinforced, and new security systems were installed.

São Paulo World Trade Center the construction of the tallest building in Latin America and the developer, Delfino, built the skyscraper complex mainly with his "Constructora Delpre". The public observatory on the 52nd floor is the highest in the city. The tower has 15 elevators which travel at 5 meters per second. 3000 tons of steel and 6000 cubic meters of concrete were used in the tower's construction. During December the lights on the top have the colors of the Colombian flag.

Ventura Corporate Complex in the center of Rio de Janeiro, the avenue between Chile and Lavradio the street in front of the Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro. It was built by Camargo Correa in partnership with Tishman Speyer, who together invested 500 million reais. The building has won the seal green-building, by presenting streamlined and intelligent use of water. Moreover, the special glass provide natural lighting and not so warm inside the building, reducing expenses with chilled air and light. Together with the Ventura Corporate Tower II, the venture will strengthen the corridor's commercial avenues Chile, formed by the BNDES, Petrobras and Caixa Economica Federal. The tower is 140 meters tall, with 36 floors and heliport.

Cetenco Plaza In 1988, with the enactment of the current Constitution, known as the Citizen Constitution, the courts were established Regional Federal - TRFs, aiming to replace and regionalize the jurisdiction of the defunct Federal Court of Appeals, determining that the establishment of its headquarters would be regulated by statutory law (arts. 106 and 107). In sequence, the Constitutional Act of the Transitional Provisions - ADCT created the five TRFs and established the six-month deadline for installing each of them (Article 27, Paragraph 6). Given the constitutional precepts, the TFR edited the Resolution 1 of 06/10/1988, setting the seats and the jurisdictions of the five TRFs. Thus, it is established Regional Federal Court of the Third Region would have its headquarters in Sao Paulo and jurisdiction only over the states of Sao Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul The small jurisdiction, compared to the other TRFs is due to the large volume of cases in the TRF 3, representing 50% of the shares ajuizadas Federal Court in the country. Initially, in 1989 the FRR 3 was installed on the 11th floor of the Forum Minister Pedro Lessa, the body of the first instance of the Federal Court of Sao Paulo. After reforms, the Court was transferred to the city center, the building of Fepasa, located at Rua Libero Badaró. In 1999, in exchange with the Caixa Economica Federal, the FRR 3 rose to occupy the south tower of Cetenco Plaza Building, one of the most vistosos of Avenida Paulista, where he remained since.

Panoramic of buildings in Downtown São Paulo.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• List of tallest buildings in Africa
• List of tallest buildings in Europe

Sources

• Emporis Corporation
• Skyscraper Page

References

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External links

• Skyscrapers.com