List of tallest buildings in São Paulo

The city of São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and the largest in the Americas and western hemisphere. In the Greater Sao Paulo there are approximately 40,000-50,000 buildings above 35 meters (115 ft), which puts it in first place in the world in terms of the number of such buildings.[1] mostly concentrated in the downtown along the Paulista Avenue and in the neighborhood of Brooklin. At one time, the city was home to the tallest building in Latin America, the Martinelli Building, which opened in 1929 at a height of 130 meters (430 ft). The Mirante do Vale, the largest building in the city, is 170 meters (560 ft) in height and was opened in 1960. Today, São Paulo is a city of low buildings, which rarely reach more than 150 meters (490 ft) and are mostly residential in nature. Municipal laws limit the construction of large skyscrapers.

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Tallest buildings ( 150 m)

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Rank Name Image Height Floors Year Neighbourhood
1 Platina 220   172 m
564 ft
50 2022 Tatuape
2 Mirante do Vale   170 m
560 ft
51 1960 Santa Ifigênia, Downtown
3 Figueira Altos do Tatuapé   168 m
551 ft
52 2021 Tatuape
4 Edifício Itália   165 m
541 ft
45 1965 República, Downtown
5 Altino Arantes Building   161 m
528 ft
40 1947 , Downtown
6 Edifício Emiliano Anália Franco 160 m
520 ft
42 2012 Jardim Anália Franco, Vila Formosa
7 Torre Norte   158 m
518 ft
45 2000 Brooklin, Itaim Bibi
8 Company Business Towers Torre A aka Brookfield Towers 158 m
518 ft
41 2010 Granja Julieta, Santo Amaro
9= Edifício Begônias   158 m
518 ft
41 2008 Cidade Jardim, Morumbi
9= Edifício Jabuticabeiras   158 m
518 ft
41 2008 Cidade Jardim, Morumbi
9= Edifício Magnólias   158 m
518 ft
41 2008 Cidade Jardim, Morumbi
9= Edifício Resedá   158 m
518 ft
41 2008 Cidade Jardim, Morumbi
9= Edifício Zíneas 158 m
518 ft
41 2008 Cidade Jardim, Morumbi
9= Edifício Ipês 158 m
518 ft
41 2008 Cidade Jardim, Morumbi
9= Edifício Limantos 158 m
518 ft
41 2010 Cidade Jardim, Morumbi
16 Flórida Penthouses A 152 m
499 ft
40 2008 Brooklin, Itaim Bibi
17 Torre São Paulo 151 m
495 ft
35 2009 Itaim Bibi, Itaim Bibi
18 Altto Villa Madalena 150 m
490 ft
43 2021 Villa Madalena

Tallest building under construction ( 100 m)

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Rank Name Floors Height Year
1 Torre Alto das Nações 41 219 m
719 ft
≈2025
2-6 Parque Global towers 1–5 5*48 5*153 m
502 ft
2023
7= O Parque: Torre Petala, torre Folhagem 2×46 2×≈149 m
489 ft
2022

Select list of Sao Paulo buildings above 20 floors

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Plaza Centenário
 
Avenida São João
 
Mercantil Finasa and Grande São Paulo
 
Torre Leste of CENU
 
RochaVerá Complex
 
Edifício Copan
 
Centro Cultural Itaú
 
Renaissance São Paulo Hotel
 
Headquarters Organizações Globo and Sede do BankBoston
 
Panamby, residential neighbourhood
 
Skyline of Brooklin
 
Buildings in Moema
 
Headquarters Petrobrás
 
Alto de Pinheiros and Pinheiros neighbourhood
 
Dacon Building
 
Headquarters IBM
 
Headquarters of the City Hall of São Paulo
 
São Luís Gonzaga Building
Name floors District/neighborhood

Timeline of tallest buildings

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The city was at one time the home to the tallest building in Latin America, the Martinelli Building that opened in 1929 at a height of 130 meters (430 ft). The tallest building in the city is the Mirante do Vale, which opened in 1960 at a height of 170 meters (560 ft). At 189 meters (620 ft), the Company Business Towers was planned to become the tallest building in Brazil upon its completion, but the plans were changed and the building was built to a height of only 158 meters (518 ft).

 
Martinelli Building, the 1st skyscraper in Latin America
Name Years as tallest Height Floors Neighbourhood
Martinelli Building 1929–1947 105 m
344 ft
30 , Downtown
Altino Arantes Building 1947–1960 161 m
528 ft
35 , Downtown
Mirante do Vale 1960–2022 170 m
560 ft
51 , Downtown
Platina 220 2022-present 172 m
564 ft
50 Tatuape

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