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. 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.

Skyline of Sé

Skyline of República

Itaim Bibi

View Avenida Paulista

Tallest buildings (+150 m)

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	Sé, 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)

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

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

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	Sé, Downtown
Altino Arantes Building	1947–1960	161 m 528 ft	35	Sé, Downtown
Mirante do Vale	1960–2022	170 m 560 ft	51	Sé, Downtown
Platina 220	2022-present	172 m 564 ft	50	Tatuape