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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, Valencia and Bogotá, all of which are the biggest financial centers of these countries.

Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela are the countries with the most skyscrapers. Caracas is the South American city with the most skyscrapers; it had had the tallest skyscraper since 1979, until 2012 when the record was taken by the Gran Torre Santiago, in Santiago, capital of Chile. 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.


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 Centro Empresarial Nações Unidas and the Central Zone of São Paulo; and Sanhattan and the Costanera Center (Santiago).

Tallest skyscrapers by architectural detail

Name Image Location Country Height
m / (ft) 		Floors Year
Gran Torre Santiago[1] Santiago  Chile 300 m (984 ft) 60 2014
BD Bacatá (under construction) Bogotá  Colombia 240 m (787 ft) 66 2016
Parque Central Complex (East Tower) Caracas  Venezuela 225 m (738 ft) 59 1983
Parque Central Complex (West Tower) Caracas  Venezuela 225 m (738 ft) 59 1979
Torre Colpatria Bogotá  Colombia 196 m (643 ft) 50 1978
Titanium La Portada Santiago  Chile 194 m (636 ft) 55 2010
Centro de Comercio Internacional Bogotá  Colombia 190 m (623 ft) 50 1977
Centro Financiero Confinanzas[2] Caracas  Venezuela 190 m (623 ft) 45 1994
Cali Tower Cali  Colombia 183 m (600 ft) 46 1984
Mercantil Tower[3] Caracas  Venezuela 179 m (587 ft) 40 1984
Millennium Palace Camboriú[4] Balneário Camboriú  Brazil 177.3 m (582 ft) 46 2014
Torre Renoir II File:Puerto Madero visto desde Reserva Ecológica.jpg Buenos Aires  Argentina 175 m (574 ft) 51 2014
Coltejer Building Medellín  Colombia 175 m (574 ft) 37 1972
Torre Cavia Buenos Aires  Argentina 172 m (564 ft) 45 2009
Ciudadela San Martín Torre Norte Bogotá  Colombia 171 m (561 ft) 47 1983
Mirante do Vale São Paulo  Brazil 170 m (558 ft) 51 1960
Edifício Itália São Paulo  Brazil 165 m (541 ft) 45 1965
Rio Sul Center Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 164 m (538 ft) 40 1982
Altino Arantes Building São Paulo  Brazil 161 m (528 ft) 36 1947
Avianca Building Bogotá  Colombia 161 m (528 ft) 41 1969
Mulieris towers Buenos Aires  Argentina 161 m (528 ft) 44 2008
El Faro Towers Buenos Aires  Argentina 160 m (525 ft) 46 2005
Torre del Café Medellín  Colombia 160 m (525 ft) 36 1975
Repsol-YPF tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 160 m (525 ft) 36 2008
Provincial Tower[5] Caracas  Venezuela 159 m (522 ft) 40 1984
Le Parc tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 158 m (518 ft) 51 1995
Torre Norte São Paulo  Brazil 158 m (518 ft) 38 1999
Begônias Building São Paulo  Brazil 158 m (518 ft) 41 2008
Brookfield Towers — Torre A São Paulo  Brazil 158 m (518 ft) 47 2013
Telecommunications Tower Montevideo  Uruguay 157 m (515 ft) 35 2002
Château Puerto Madero Buenos Aires  Argentina 155 m (509 ft) 50 2010
Torre BBVA Banco Francés Buenos Aires  Argentina 155 m (509 ft) 33 2014
Centro Financiero Latino Caracas  Venezuela 153 m (502 ft) 32 1978
CAF Tower Caracas  Venezuela 150 m (492 ft) 40 2014
Intercontinental Hotel (Isla Multiespacio Complex) Valencia  Venezuela 150 m (492 ft) 40 2014
Girasoles Tower La Paz  Bolivia 150 m (492 ft) 40 2013
Birmann 21 São Paulo  Brazil 149 m (489 ft) 24 1996
E-Tower São Paulo  Brazil 148 m (486 ft) 37 2005
Hotel Marriott Santiago Santiago  Chile 145 m (476 ft) 42 1999
Sede do BankBoston São Paulo  Brazil 145 m (476 ft) 35 2002
Galicia Central Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 145 m (476 ft) 33 2007
Le Parc Puerto Madero Buenos Aires  Argentina 145 m (476 ft) 37 2007
Torre Telefónica Chile Santiago  Chile 143 m (469 ft) 33 1996
Banco do Brasil Building São Paulo  Brazil 143 m (469 ft) 24 1955
105 Lélio Gama St. Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 143 m (469 ft) 40 1980
Edificio Hito Cultural Lima  Peru 141 m (463 ft) 30 2015
Alas Building Buenos Aires  Argentina 141 m (463 ft) 42 1957
Eldorado Business Tower São Paulo  Brazil 141 m (463 ft) 36 2007
Yacht Towers Buenos Aires  Argentina 140 m (459 ft) 44 2010
Torres Maui Rosario  Argentina 140 m (459 ft) 44 2014
World Trade Center Montevideo (Tower 4) Montevideo  Uruguay 140 m (459 ft) 40 2013
Torre Empresarial Colseguros Bogotá  Colombia 140 m (459 ft) 36 1996
Edificio Horizontes Cartagena  Colombia 140 m (459 ft) 37 2007
Fonade Tower Bogotá  Colombia 140 m (459 ft) 37 1974
Edificio de la Contraloría Bogotá  Colombia 140 m (459 ft) 36 1974
Edifício Copan São Paulo  Brazil 140 m (459 ft) 38 1966
BankBoston Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 140 m (459 ft) 33 2001
Libertador 4444 Buenos Aires  Argentina 140 m (459 ft) 46 1995
Plaza Centenário São Paulo  Brazil 139 m (456 ft) 32 1995
Edificio Banco Continental Lima  Peru 137 m (449 ft) 20 1978
Mandarim Building São Paulo  Brazil 137 m (449 ft) 42 2006
Bellini Esmeralda Plaza San Martín Buenos Aires  Argentina 137 m (449 ft) 41 2014
Torre Renoir I Buenos Aires  Argentina 136 m (446 ft) 41 2008
Icono Tower Asuncion  Paraguay 136 m (446 ft) 37 2011
Dolfines Guaraní Rosario  Argentina 136 m (446 ft) 45 2009
Edificio La Previsora Guayaquil  Ecuador 135 m (443 ft) 35 1991
Edificio Corficolombiana Cali  Colombia 133 m (436 ft) 32 1974
Barão de Iguape Building São Paulo  Brazil 133 m (436 ft) 37 1959
Château Libertador Residence Buenos Aires  Argentina 133 m (436 ft) 40 2008
Madero Office Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 131 m (430 ft) 27 2011
Martinelli Building São Paulo  Brazil 130 m (427 ft) 30 1930
Ipiranga 165 São Paulo  Brazil 130 m (427 ft) 36 1968
São Paulo Hilton São Paulo  Brazil 130 m (427 ft) 30 1999
DirecTV Tower Barquisimeto  Venezuela 130 m (427 ft) 30 2014
Alvear Icon Hotel Buenos Aires  Argentina 130 m (427 ft) 32 2014
Grande São Paulo Building São Paulo  Brazil 129 m (423 ft) 40 1971
Mercantil Finasa São Paulo  Brazil 129 m (423 ft) 35 1974
Mirabilia Towers Buenos Aires  Argentina 129 m (423 ft) 45 2008
Parque Central Residences Caracas  Venezuela 127 m (417 ft) 44 1972
Torre Aqualina Rosario  Argentina 127 m (417 ft) 40 2009
La Casona Santa Cruz de la Sierra  Bolivia 127 m (417 ft) 27 2009
Alem Plaza Buenos Aires  Argentina 127 m (417 ft) 32 1998
Capitalinas Plaza Córdoba  Argentina 127 m (417 ft) 37 2014
Centennial Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 126 m (413 ft) 45 2006
Alto Palermo Plaza Towers Buenos Aires  Argentina 126 m (413 ft) 35 1995
North Point III Bogotá  Colombia 125 m (410 ft) 33 2009
Sindoni Tower[6] Maracay  Venezuela 125 m (410 ft) 32 1999
Demetrio Elíades Building Mar del Plata  Argentina 125 m (410 ft) 40 1969
Edificio Citibank[7] Caracas  Venezuela 125 m (410 ft) 28 1999
Movilnet Tower[8] Caracas  Venezuela 125 m (410 ft) 28 1999
CorpBanca Tower[9] Caracas  Venezuela 124 m (407 ft) 30 1966
Torre Alcorta Buenos Aires  Argentina 123 m (404 ft) 29 2009
World Trade Center Montevideo Montevideo  Uruguay 122 m (400 ft) 23 2002
Seguros Tequendama Tower Bogotá  Colombia 122 m (400 ft) 38 1970
San Martín 344 Buenos Aires  Argentina 122 m (400 ft) 29 2000
Polar Towers (West Tower) Caracas  Venezuela 121 m (397 ft) 25 1997
Carlos Pellegrini Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 121 m (397 ft) 31 1974
955 Belgrano Office Buenos Aires  Argentina 121 m (397 ft) 35 2013
Torre Begonias Lima  Peru 120 m (394 ft) 26 2013
Hotel Alba Caracas Caracas  Venezuela 120 m (394 ft) 36 1976
Hotel Westin Libertador File:HotelWestinLibertadores.png Lima  Peru 120 m (394 ft) 34 2010
Residencias Tequendama Bogotá  Colombia 120 m (394 ft) 30 1978
Humboldt Tower Caracas  Venezuela 120 m (394 ft) 26 1988
Kavanagh Building Buenos Aires  Argentina 120 m (394 ft) 30 1936
Libertador 380 Buenos Aires  Argentina 120 m (394 ft) 35 1985
Gran Meliá Caracas Caracas  Venezuela 120 m (394 ft) 27 1998
Cosmos Building Mar del Plata  Argentina 119 m (390 ft) 38 1964
Territoria 3000 Santiago  Chile 118 m (387 ft) 31 2008
Banco Plaza Tower Caracas  Venezuela 118 m (387 ft) 24 2002
Hotel Caracas Palace Caracas  Venezuela 118 m (387 ft) 32 1998
Torres del Parque (Tower A) Bogotá  Colombia 117 m (384 ft) 38 1970
Previsora Tower Caracas  Venezuela 117 m (384 ft) 24 1973
BCV Building Caracas  Venezuela 117 m (384 ft) 26 1967
Credicard Tower Caracas  Venezuela 116 m (381 ft) 22 1998
South Tower (Venezuela) Puerto la Cruz  Venezuela 116 m (381 ft) 28 1994
Plaza de la Libertad Tower Medellín  Colombia 115 m (377 ft) 24 2011
Andraus Building São Paulo  Brazil 115 m (377 ft) 32 1962
Radisson Victoria Plaza (North Tower) Montevideo  Uruguay 115 m (377 ft) 25 1996
Catalinas Plaza Buenos Aires  Argentina 115 m (377 ft) 29 1995
Punta Divisadero Tower Rosario  Argentina 115 m (377 ft) 37 2002
Quartier Demaria Buenos Aires  Argentina 115 m (377 ft) 30 1996
Manhattan Tower Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 114 m (374 ft) 33 2000
Parque do Sol[10] Caxias do Sul  Brazil 114 m (374 ft) 36 1976
Avellino Tower Valencia  Venezuela 114 m (374 ft) 25 2014
Phelps Tower Caracas  Venezuela 113 m (371 ft) 30 1968
Angelini Tower Maracaibo  Venezuela 113 m (371 ft) 29 2009
Chacofi Building Buenos Aires  Argentina 113 m (371 ft) 29 1980
Business Tower Valencia  Venezuela 112 m (367 ft) 22 2013
MCT Tower Caracas  Venezuela 112 m (367 ft) 26 1994
Centenario Tower Santiago  Chile 112 m (367 ft) 29 2000
Embarcadero Tower Rosario  Argentina 112 m (367 ft) 38 2010
East Portico I Caracas  Venezuela 110 m (361 ft) 20 2002
East Portico IT Caracas  Venezuela 110 m (361 ft) 20 2002
Torre de la Industria Santiago  Chile 110 m (361 ft) 33 1994
Santa María Tower Santiago  Chile 110 m (361 ft) 33 1980
Ángela Tower Córdoba  Argentina 110 m (361 ft) 30 1983
Bouchard Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 110 m (361 ft) 30 1994
Catalinas Norte Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 110 m (361 ft) 30 1975
Torre Intecons Buenos Aires  Argentina 110 m (361 ft) 28 2010
DosPlaza Buenos Aires  Argentina 110 m (361 ft) 33 2011
Renaissance São Paulo Hotel São Paulo  Brazil 110 m (361 ft) 26 1994
Multicentro - Tower B La Paz  Bolivia 110 m (361 ft) 29 1995
Canta Claro Plaza Tower Maracay  Venezuela 110 m (361 ft) 20 1980
Domus Tower Caracas  Venezuela 110 m (361 ft) 22 1994
Torre Vista BA Buenos Aires  Argentina 110 m (361 ft) 33 2014
Centro Cívico de Lima Lima  Peru 109 m (358 ft) 34 1974
Normandie Tower Caracas  Venezuela 109 m (358 ft) 20 1972
Capriles Tower Caracas  Venezuela 108 m (354 ft) 28 1969
Banco de Venezuela Tower Caracas  Venezuela 108 m (354 ft) 27 1984
Castellana Residences I Caracas  Venezuela 108 m (354 ft) 28 2010
Castellana Residences II Caracas  Venezuela 108 m (354 ft) 28 2010
Eurobuilding Maracaibo Maracaibo  Venezuela 108 m (354 ft) 28 2014
Torre Barlovento Lima  Peru 107 m (351 ft) 26 2015
Tower of the Americas La Paz  Bolivia 107 m (351 ft) 29 1979
Digitel Tower Caracas  Venezuela 107 m (351 ft) 25 2009
Bolivian Central Bank Building La Paz  Bolivia 107 m (351 ft) 28 1980
Chocavento Tower Lima  Peru 107 m (351 ft) 25 2001
Prourban Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 107 m (351 ft) 29 1983
Wilson Tower Asunción  Paraguay 107 m (351 ft) 33 1993
Banesco Tower Caracas  Venezuela 107 m (351 ft) 23 2004
Galería Colón Tower Puerto la Cruz  Venezuela 106 m (348 ft) 30 2001
Torre Unión Buenos Aires  Argentina 106 m (348 ft) 33 2006
Torre La Buenos Aires Buenos Aires  Argentina 105 m (344 ft) 31 1987
Alameda Building La Paz  Bolivia 105 m (344 ft) 26 1967
Yutaje Residences I Caracas  Venezuela 105 m (344 ft) 31 1985
Yutaje Residences II Caracas  Venezuela 105 m (344 ft) 31 1985
Yutaje Residences III Caracas  Venezuela 105 m (344 ft) 31 1985
Yutaje Residences IV Caracas  Venezuela 105 m (344 ft) 31 1985
Las Palmas Residences Caracas  Venezuela 105 m (344 ft) 25 1996
Rasil Hotel Puerto la Cruz  Venezuela 105 m (344 ft) 25 1998
Torre Ocampo Buenos Aires  Argentina 105 m (344 ft) 30 1980
Beruti 4642 Buenos Aires  Argentina 104 m (341 ft) 28 2013
Complejo Juan Felipe Ibarra Santiago del Estero  Argentina 105 m (344 ft) 24 2014
Palacio de Justicia Santa Cruz de la Sierra  Bolivia 104 m (341 ft) 24 1996
BOD Tower Valencia  Venezuela 104 m (341 ft) 26 2004
Parque Cristal Caracas  Venezuela 103 m (338 ft) 18 1977
Centro Simón Bolívar Towers Caracas  Venezuela 103 m (338 ft) 32 1954
Dorrego Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 102 m (335 ft) 32 1971
Intercontinental Plaza Buenos Aires  Argentina 102 m (335 ft) 26 1994
Gelly & Casares Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 101 m (331 ft) 31 2002
Torres de Canning Buenos Aires  Argentina 101 m (331 ft) 32 1975
Galería Florida Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 101 m (331 ft) 30 1964
Brunetta Tower Buenos Aires  Argentina 101 m (331 ft) 31 1965
Camoruco Tower Valencia  Venezuela 101 m (331 ft) 25 1996
Coral State Córdoba  Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 25 2008
Sudamérica Building Buenos Aires  Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 32 1962
Hotel Las Naciones Buenos Aires  Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 30 1982
Manantiales Towers Mar del Plata  Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 30 1988
Paraguay 2300 Buenos Aires  Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 30 1979
Torre del Cerro Posadas  Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 27 2011
Bouchard Plaza Buenos Aires  Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 26 2004
Palacio Barolo Buenos Aires  Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 22 1923
Centro Administrativo Do Estado[11] Porto Alegre  Brazil 83.5 m (274 ft) 24 1983

See also

Sources

References

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  2. ^ Emporis GmbH. "Centro Financiero Confinanzas, Caracas, Venezuela". Emporis.com.
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