105 Lélio Gama St.

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105 Lélio Gama St
General information
Type Office
Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Completed 1980
Height
Roof 145 m (476 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 40
Lifts/elevators 16

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.[ citation needed ]

Skyscraper tall building

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Rio de Janeiro Second-most populous municipality in Brazil

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Coordinates: 22°54′35″S43°10′42″W / 22.909721°S 43.178288°W / -22.909721; -43.178288

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