According to Emporis, Brazil has five of the one hundred cities with the largest number of skyscrapers in the world: São Paulo, Goiânia, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Balneário Camboriú. However, six of the ten tallest buildings in the country are currently located in Balneário Camboriú, in Santa Catarina. The first large building built in Brazil was the Sampaio Moreira, in São Paulo, in 1924. A Noite Building, in Rio de Janeiro, and the Martinelli Building, also in the capital of São Paulo, are considered the first skyscrapers in Latin America.
Subsequently, São Paulo dominated the national and international scene with the construction of buildings such as the Altino Arantes, which was the largest reinforced concrete construction in the world, and the Mirante do Vale, one of the first skyscrapers in the world to be built entirely in reinforced concrete and which remained the tallest building in the country from 1966 to 2014. At , the twin towers Yachthouse Residence Club, in Balneário Camboriú, are the tallest buildings in Brazil, while the Alto das Nações, in São Paulo, is the tallest corporate tower in Brazil.
Tallest buildings
+RankNameImageMunicipalityStateHeight (m)FloorsYear of completionArchitectureNote1Yachthouse Residence Club Torre 2 Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina294,1812021Pasqualotto & GT Pininfarina2Yachthouse Residence Club Torre 12943One Tower Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina290842022_4Boreal Tower2415520255Infinity Coast Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina234662019_6Alto das Nações São Paulo São Paulo>219 -2025WTorre7Complexo Orion Goiânia Goiás191502018MKZ Arquitetura8Epic Tower Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina1915520169Tour Geneve João Pessoa Paraíba183512018_10Millennium Palace Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina177462014Eugênio Nelson e Renato Ammann11New York Apartments Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina17651202112Kingdom Park Vaca Brava Goiânia Goiás17552202013Splendia Tower Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina175 ?201914Copenhagen173 ?202215Concórdia Corporate Nova Lima Minas Gerais172442017Dávila ArquiteturaPlatina 220 São Paulo São Paulo402022Königsberger Vannucchi17Mirante do Vale São Paulo São Paulo170511966Waldomiro Zarzur18Residencial Figueira Altos do Tatuapé São Paulo São Paulo168522021J.J. Abraão19Edifício Itália São Paulo São Paulo165461965Franz Heep20Império das Ondas Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina16549201621Villa Serena Torre A Villa Serena Torre B164492012Ivo Peretto Filho22Rio Sul Center Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro163481982Ulysses Petrônio Burlamaqui23Edifício Altino Arantes São Paulo São Paulo161401947Plínio Botelho do Amaral24Parque Cidade Jardim São Paulo São Paulo158412008Pablo Slemenson25Centro Empresarial Nações Unidas - Torre Norte157381999Alberto Botti e Marc Rubin26Edifício American Diamond Cuiabá Mato Grosso15536201927Brascan Century Plaza Barueri São Paulo154382012Königsberger Vannucchi28Residencial Alfredo Volpi João Pessoa Paraíba15247201629Universe Life Square Curitiba Paraná442014Koningsberger e Vanucci Arquitetos30Residencial São Cristóvão Lajeado Rio Grande do Sul31Jardim do Mar 1 Praia Grande São Paulo150432017Jardim do Mar 232Altto Vila Madalena São Paulo202133W Residences422022HBR Realty34Noah Residence Itapema Santa Catarina202335Edifício Josephine São Paulo São Paulo41201436Evolution Corporate Barueri36201237EZ Towers São Paulo322016
Under construction RankNameMunicipalityStateHeight (m)FloorsOpening 1 Senna Tower Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina544154 - 2 Embraed Armani Casa27078 - 3 Niraj Towers Rondonópolis Mato Grosso25062 - 4 Titanium Tower Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina 238 54 2027 5 VR Tower Itapema237602025 6 Vitra by Pininfarina Balneário Camboriú 222 - - 7 Sweden Itapema 220 60 2030 8 Sapphire Tower Balneário Camboriú 215 - - 9 Cyrela Pininfarina Rebouças São Paulo São Paulo 210 - - 10 One Innovation 209One Innovation 2 11 Vista Cyrela By Armani206552028 12 Vista Cyrela Furnished Casa/Armani 13 L’Atelier Concept Homes Itapema Santa Catarina195612027 14 Baalbek Cuiabá Mato Grosso183502024 15 Residencial Liége João Pessoa Paraíba177542020 16 Parque Global São Paulo São Paulo173492027 17 Wave Beira Mar Fortaleza Ceará 171462026 18 Vogue Square Garden Ponta Grossa Paraná 170502025 19 One Residence Fortaleza Ceará 166502023 20 Sky Residencial162452027 21 Edifício Epic161502025 22 Taj Home Resort Vila Velha Espírito Santo 158512026 23 Residencial Navegantes Santos São Paulo 155 45 - 24 Raízes SB Sinop Mato Grosso 153422027 25 Torre Bela Vista São Paulo São Paulo152432025
See also
List of tallest buildings in Balneário Camboriú List of tallest buildings in São Paulo List of tallest buildings in South America
Notes
References
External links Skyscrapers.com
Skyscraper Page