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Edificio Avenida Central

9th tallest finished building in Rio de Janeiro

Edificio Avenida Central
Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Edificio Avenida Central is an office building in Rio de Janeiro, with 34 floors, finished in 1961. It stands 136 m (446 ft) tall, which makes it the 9th tallest finished building in Rio de Janeiro.

Height
136 m · 446 ft
Rank in Rio de Janeiro
9th of 25 listed
Floors
34
Completed
1961
Use
Office
City
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Heights, floors and years for finished buildings follow the CTBUH Skyscraper Center database (height to architectural top). Last checked 5 Nov 2026.