List of tallest buildings in South America

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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 Santiago, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, Balneário Camboríu, Valencia, Goiânia and Bogotá, all of which are one of the biggest financial centers of these countries.

Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela are the countries with the most skyscrapers. São Paulo is the South American city with most skyscrapers^{[1][circular reference]}, and the 4th^{[2][circular reference]} in the world in high-rise buildings.

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.

Ranking criteria and buildings[]

The first skyscrapers of at least 100 metres (330 ft) height in South America were built in the 1920s, and included the Martinelli Building in São Paulo, Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, and the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo. Martinelli was not only the first, but the tallest skyscraper of South America until being surpassed by the Altino Arantes Building, also in São Paulo, in 1947.

Many of the tallest buildings in South America are located in central business districts that emerged as early as the 19th century, or in office parks developed during the second half of the 20th century. Some of the most notable include Bogotá; Catalinas Norte and the Buenos Aires Central Business District; Parque Central Complex (Caracas); along Avenida Rio Branco (Rio de Janeiro); the CentrInfinity o Empresarial Nações Unidas and the Central Zone of São Paulo; and Sanhattan and the Costanera Center (Santiago).

Tallest skyscrapers by architectural height[]

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Country	Height m / (ft)	Floors	Year built
1	Gran Torre Santiago[3]		Santiago	Chile	300 m (984 ft)	62	2014
2	One Tower[4]		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	290 m (951 ft)	77	2022
3	Yachthouse Residence Club - Tower 1[5]		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	281 m (922 ft)	81	2020
4	Yachthouse Residence Club - Tower 2[5]		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	281 m (922 ft)	81	2020
5	Alvear Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	239 m (784 ft)	54	2017
6	Infinity Coast		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	235 m (771 ft)	66	2019
7	Parque Central Complex (East Tower)		Caracas	Venezuela	225 m (738 ft)	59	1983
8	BD Bacatá (South Tower)		Bogotá	Colombia	216 m (709 ft)	67	2015
9			Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	209 m (686 ft)	55	2020
10			Cartagena de Indias	Colombia	202 m (663 ft)	52	2017
11	Torre Colpatria		Bogotá	Colombia	196 m (643 ft)	50	1978
12	Titanium La Portada		Santiago	Chile	194 m (636 ft)	55	2010
13	Centro de Comercio Internacional		Bogotá	Colombia	192 m (630 ft)	50	1977
14	[6]		Goiânia	Brazil	191 m (627 ft)	50	2018
15	Centro Financiero Confinanzas[7]		Caracas	Venezuela	190 m (623 ft)	45	1994
16			Bogotá	Colombia	185 m (607 ft)	45	2017
17			Bogotá	Colombia	184 m (604 ft)	46	2017
18			João Pessoa	Brasil	183 m (600 ft)	51	2018
19	Cali Tower		Cali	Colombia	183 m (600 ft)	46	1984
20	Mercantil Tower[8]		Caracas	Venezuela	179 m (587 ft)	40	1984
21	Millennium Palace Camboriú[9]		Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	177 m (581 ft)	46	2014
22	Coltejer Building		Medellín	Colombia	175 m (574 ft)	37	1972
23	Torre Cavia		Buenos Aires	Argentina	172 m (564 ft)	45	2009
24			Bogotá	Colombia	172 m (564 ft)	46	2018
25			Bogotá	Colombia	171 m (561 ft)	47	1983
26	Mirante do Vale		São Paulo	Brazil	170 m (558 ft)	51	1960
27			Cartagena de Indias	Colombia	170 m (558 ft)	43	2009
28	Edifício Itália		São Paulo	Brazil	165 m (541 ft)	45	1965
29	Rio Sul Center		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	164 m (538 ft)	40	1982
30			Bucaramanga	Colombia	163 m (535 ft)	42	2015
31			Barranquilla	Colombia	162 m (531 ft)	43	2016
32	Altino Arantes Building		São Paulo	Brazil	161 m (528 ft)	36	1947
33	Avianca Building		Bogotá	Colombia	161 m (528 ft)	41	1969
34	Mulieris towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	161 m (528 ft)	44	2008
35	El Faro Towers		Buenos Aires	Argentina	160 m (525 ft)	46	2005
36	Torre del Café		Medellín	Colombia	160 m (525 ft)	36	1975
37			Cartagena de Indias	Colombia	160 m (525 ft)	42	2009
38	Repsol-YPF tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	160 m (525 ft)	36	2008
39	Provincial Tower[10]		Caracas	Venezuela	159 m (522 ft)	40	1984
40			Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	159 m (522 ft)	46	2013
41	Le Parc Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	158 m (518 ft)	51	1995
42	Torre Norte		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m (518 ft)	38	1999
43			São Paulo	Brazil	158 m (518 ft)	41	2010
44	Brookfield Towers — Torre A		São Paulo	Brazil	158 m (518 ft)	47	2013
45	Telecommunications Tower		Montevideo	Uruguay	157 m (515 ft)	35	2002
46			Cartagena de Indias	Colombia	156 m (512 ft)	41	2011
47	Château Puerto Madero		Buenos Aires	Argentina	155 m (509 ft)	50	2010
48	Torre BBVA Banco Francés		Buenos Aires	Argentina	155 m (509 ft)	33	2015
49			Salvador	Brazil	154 m (505 ft)	43	2008
50			Barranquilla	Colombia	153 m (502 ft)	39	2014
51	Centro Financiero Latino		Caracas	Venezuela	153 m (502 ft)	32	1978
52			Curitiba	Brazil	152 m (499 ft)	45	2014
53			Bucaramanga	Colombia	150 m (492 ft)	38	2015
54			Caracas	Venezuela	150 m (492 ft)	40	2014
55	Intercontinental Hotel (Isla Multiespacio Complex)		Valencia	Venezuela	150 m (492 ft)	40	2014
56			La Paz	Bolivia	150 m (492 ft)	40	2013
57			São Paulo	Brazil	149 m (489 ft)	24	1996
58			Goiânia	Brazil	148 m (486 ft)	47	2005
59	E-Tower		São Paulo	Brazil	148 m (486 ft)	37	2005
60	Infinitum Cartagena		Cartagena	Colombia	145 m (476 ft)	39	2018
61	Sede do BankBoston		São Paulo	Brazil	145 m (476 ft)	35	2002
62	Building of the Comptroller General of Colombia		Bogotá	Colombia	145 m (476 ft)	32	1974
63	Galicia Central Tower		Buenos Aires	Argentina	145 m (476 ft)	33	2007
64			Buenos Aires	Argentina	145 m (476 ft)	37	2007
65			Barranquilla	Colombia	145 m (476 ft)	36	2016
66			Santiago	Chile	143 m (469 ft)	33	1996
67			São Paulo	Brazil	143 m (469 ft)	24	1955
68	105 Lélio Gama St.		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	143 m (469 ft)	40	1980
69			Barranquilla	Colombia	142 m (466 ft)	36	2015
70	Alas Building		Buenos Aires	Argentina	141 m (463 ft)	41	1957
71	Eldorado Business Tower		São Paulo	Brazil	141 m (463 ft)	36	2007
72			Lima	Peru	140 m (459 ft)[11]	30	2015
73			Buenos Aires	Argentina	140 m (459 ft)	44	2010
74			Rosario	Argentina	140 m (459 ft)	44	2014
75	World Trade Center Montevideo (Tower 4)		Montevideo	Uruguay	140 m (459 ft)	40	2013
76	Torre Allianz		Bogotá	Colombia	140 m (459 ft)	36	1996
77			Cartagena	Colombia	140 m (459 ft)	37	2007
78			Bogotá	Colombia	140 m (459 ft)	37	1974
79			Bogotá	Colombia	140 m (459 ft)	36	1974
80			Buenos Aires	Argentina	140 m (459 ft)	33	2001
81			Buenos Aires	Argentina	140 m (459 ft)	46	1995
82			São Paulo	Brazil	140 m (459 ft)	35	2014
83	Plaza Centenário		São Paulo	Brazil	139 m (456 ft)	32	1995
84			Natal	Brazil	138 m (453 ft)	43	2009
85			Lima	Peru	137 m (449 ft)	20	1978
86			São Paulo	Brazil	137 m (449 ft)	42	2006
87			Buenos Aires	Argentina	137 m (449 ft)	45	2015
88			Guayaquil	Ecuador	136 m (446 ft)	36	2013
89	Icono Tower		Asuncion	Paraguay	136 m (446 ft)	37	2011
90	Torre Renoir I		Buenos Aires	Argentina	136 m (446 ft)	41	2008
91	Dolfines Guaraní		Rosario	Argentina	136 m (446 ft)	45	2009
92			Salvador	Brazil	135 m (443 ft)	41	2010
93			Guayaquil	Ecuador	135 m (443 ft)	35	1991
94			Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	134 m (440 ft)	40	2010
95			Cali	Colombia	133 m (436 ft)	32	1974
96	Barão de Iguape Building		São Paulo	Brazil	133 m (436 ft)	37	1959
97			Buenos Aires	Argentina	133 m (436 ft)	40	2008
98			Buenos Aires	Argentina	131 m (430 ft)	27	2011
99			Bogotá	Colombia	131 m (430 ft)	32	2016
100			Recife	Brazil	131 m (430 ft)	42	2009
100			Santiago	Chile	130 m (427 ft)	42	1999

See also[]

• List of tallest buildings in Latin America
• List of tallest buildings in Argentina
• List of tallest buildings in Brazil
• List of tallest buildings in Chile
• List of tallest buildings in Colombia
• List of tallest buildings in Ecuador
• List of tallest buildings in Peru

Sources[]

• Emporis Corporation
• Skyscraper Page
• El Espectador

References[]

External links[]

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