Rio Sul Center

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Rio Sul Center
Torre Rio Sul
Torre RioSul 02.jpg
Rio Sul Center, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice tower
Location116 Lauro Muller Avenue, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Coordinates22°57′26″S 43°10′34″W / 22.957314°S 43.176033°W / -22.957314; -43.176033Coordinates: 22°57′26″S 43°10′34″W / 22.957314°S 43.176033°W / -22.957314; -43.176033
Construction started1976[1]
Completed1982[1]
Technical details
Floor count40
Floor area119.751,56 m²[3]
Lifts/elevators18[2]
Design and construction
ArchitectUlysses Burlamaqui
Main contractorConstrutora Norberto Odebrecht S.A.[4][3]

The Rio Sul Center Tower,[3][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]

The building was designed by architects 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.

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References[]

  1. ^ a b Revista Veja, 24 de Março de 1982, number 707, p.107
  2. ^ http://www.torreriosul.com.br/infra.aspx
  3. ^ a b c http://www.torreriosul.com.br/a_torre.aspx
  4. ^ "Odebrecht". odebrechtonline.com.br.
  5. ^ a b "Maiores prédios do Brasil". Superinteressante.
  6. ^ "Rio Sul Center". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  7. ^ Czajkowski, Jorge - Guia da Arquitetura Moderna no Rio de Janeiro, 2000, p. 18

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