This list of the tallest buildings in Brazil ranks Brazilian skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

s in order by height. In the history of Brazil, there hasn't been much necessity for supertall structures. Most of Brazil's tallest buildings are located in São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

, which is the biggest financial center of the country, and its biggest residential center. Thus, the majority of these buildings are residential. Office buildings built taller than residential buildings is a phenomenon that occurs less frequently in most other Brazilian cities.

This scenario may well change in the next decades, as Brazil is experiencing substantial economic growth.

The first skyscraper in Brazil was the Martinelli Building

Martinelli Building

Martinelli Building, with 30 floors, was the first skyscraper in Brazil. It is located in São Paulo.The construction of the building began in 1922 and it was inaugurated in 1929 with 12 floors. The construction of the building followed until 1934. The work ended when the building had 30 floors...

 in São Paulo, completed in 1929.

Tallest buildings

Name	Location	Height (m)	Stories	Year of completion
Mirante do Vale Mirante do Vale Mirante do Vale Building , commonly called Mirante do Vale, is a 170-metre office skyscraper located in São Paulo, Brazil, in the area of Downtown São Paulo and Vale do Anhangabaú...	São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...	170	51	1960
Edifício Itália Edifício Itália Edifício Itália is a 168 metre tall 46 story skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil, built from 1956 to 1965. It hosts the Circolo Italiano foundation and Terraço Italia restaurant in its 44th floor. It also has a rooftop observation deck, open for tourists.Edifício Itália was designed by...	São Paulo	165	45	1965
Rio Sul Center Rio Sul Center Rio Sul Center is the tallest building in Rio de Janeiro at 164 meters 50 floors and was constructed in 1982. A hotel next to this building is planned for construction in the future....	Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...	164	50	1980
Edifício Altino Arantes Altino Arantes Building The Altino Arantes Building also known as the Banespa Building, is an important skyscraper located in São Paulo, Brazil.-History:The building was constructed to be the headquarters of the Bank of the State of São Paulo , between 1939 and 1947. It remained the tallest building of the city for two...	São Paulo	161	36	1947
105 Lélio Gama St. 105 Lélio Gama St. Lelio Gama 105 St. is a skyscraper located in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. It was completed in 1980, and is 145 metres tall, with 40 floors. It is currently the second tallest building in Rio de Janeiro.-External links:*...	Rio de Janeiro	160	40	1980
Torre Norte Torre Norte Torre Norte is a skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Centro Empresarial Nações Unidas, located by the Pinheiros river at the Avenida das Nações Unidas. Its construction began in 1999 and was completed in 2000. Its 158 meters , 42 floors house the offices of several multinational...	São Paulo	158	38	1999
Begônias	São Paulo	158	41	2008
Jabuticabeiras	São Paulo	158	41	2008
Magnólias	São Paulo	158	41	2008
Resedá Reseda Reseda may refer to:*Reseda , a plant genus also known as mignonette*1081 Reseda, a minor planet that orbits the Sun; named for the reseda plant genus*Reseda, Los Angeles, a suburb in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California...	São Paulo	158	41	2008
Zíneas	São Paulo	158	41	2008
Ipês	São Paulo	158	41	2008
Limantos	São Paulo	158	41	2011
Mansão Margarida Costa Pinto	Salvador Salvador, Bahia Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...	154	43	2001
Centro Candido Mendes	Rio de Janeiro	154	43	1978
Edificio Bergamo	Curitiba Curitiba Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...	151	42	2001
WTorre São Paulo	São Paulo	151	35	2008
Birmann 21	São Paulo	149	24	1996
E-Tower E-Tower E-Tower is a 37-story skyscraper located in Vila Olímpia neighborhood, near Marginal Pinheiros, in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. At 148 meters, it is the ninth-tallest skyscraper in the city, with a postmodern architecture inspired in Westendstraße 1 in Frankfurt. Its original project was...	São Paulo	149	39	2005
West Side	Barueri Barueri Barueri is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo located in the northwestern part of the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area. The population in 2006 is estimated to be 265,549, the population density is 4,149.2 per km² and the area of 64 km²....	147	37	2005
Curitiba Trade Center	Curitiba	147	34	1995
Sede do BankBoston Sede do BankBoston Sede do BankBoston is a 35-story skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil. Completed in 2002, the 476 ft . The structure is a great skyscraper of offices located in Brooklin, near the Marginal Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil...	São Paulo	145	35	2002
Praia do Sol	Balneario Camboriu Balneário Camboriú Balneário Camboriú is a major beach resort in the Brazilian southern state of Santa Catarina. The town, with its steep hills dropping down to the sea, is popular amongst South Americans. The main ocean boulevard is called Avenida Atlântica...	145	38	2002
Jardins do Rosarinho	Recife Recife Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...	144	38	2002
Banco do Brasil Building	São Paulo	143	24	1955
Eldorado Business Tower Eldorado Business Tower Eldorado Business Tower is a 36-story skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil. Completed in 2007, the 141 meters building is the 46th tallest building in South America, 17th in Brazil. The tower is located near Shopping Eldorado, a shopping center in Pinheiros.- History :Eldorado Business Tower has eight...	São Paulo	141	36	2007
Canário Canário Darcy Canário Silveira dos Santos is a Brazilian-Spanish footballer who played as a right-winger for Real Madrid. He was part of their European Cup victory in 1960. Being the first Brazilian player to win the European Cup. After that he moved to Real Zaragoza, and played as winger in their 1960s...	São Paulo	141	40	2009
Inhambú	São Paulo	141	40	2009
Edifício Santos Dumont Edifício Santos Dumont Edifício Santos Dumont is an office skyscraper with a circular footprint located in the Centro neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The building, inaugurated in 1975, has a height of 141 meters and has 45 floors....	Rio de Janeiro	141	45	1975
Ventura Corporate Towers Ventura Corporate Towers The Ventura Corporate Towers is an office building in the Centro neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fronting the avenue between Chile and Lavradio, the street in front of the Rio de Janeiro Cathedral. It was built by Camargo Correa in partnership with Tishman Speyer, who together invested...	Rio de Janeiro	140	38	2009
Royal Garden Royal Garden Royal Garden is the largest residential building in height of Brazil, at 140 metres and 42 floors, according to List of skyscrapers in Brazil.Created in 1988, it's the tallest in the state of Paraná....	Maringá Maringá Maringá is a city in southern Brazil that was founded on May 10, 1947. Maringá is the third largest city in the state of Paraná. The city has a population of 357,117 , 612,617 in its metropolitan area...	140	39	1991
Plaza Centenário Plaza Centenário Plaza Centenário is a skyscraper in the city of São Paulo located in United Nations Avenue, where there was also the construction of several commercial buildings of high standard....	São Paulo	139	34	1995
Centro Candido Mendes	Rio de Janeiro	154	43	1978
Lineu de Paula Machado	Rio de Janeiro	138	34	1980
João Olímpio Filho	Natal Natal, Rio Grande do Norte -History:The northeastern tip of South America, Cabo São Roque, to the north of Natal and the closest point to Europe from Latin America, was first visited by European navigators in 1501, in the 1501–1502 Portuguese expedition led by Amerigo Vespucci, who named the spot after the saint of the day...	138	43	2009
Evolution Corporate	Curitiba	137	34	2004
Mandarim	São Paulo	137	42	2006
Mundo Plaza Empresarial	Salvador	136	41	2010
Píer Maurício de Nassau	Recife	135	41	2008
Píer Duarte Coelho	Recife	135	41	2008
Frederico Bokel	Rio de Janeiro	134	37	1970
Barão de Iguape	São Paulo	133	37	1959
Edifício Conde Pereira Carneiro	Rio de Janeiro	133	43	1976
Freguesia de Casa Forte	Recife	131	42	2007
Seculo Frontin	Rio de Janeiro	131	40	1983
Terra Brasilis	Recife	130	44	2005
Ipiranga 165	São Paulo	130	36	1968
Banco Centro do Brasil	Rio de Janeiro	130	25	1984
Edificio Champagnat	Curitiba	130	37	1995
Grande São Paulo	São Paulo	130	36	1971

Sources

• Emporis Corporation
• Skyscraper Page