Norte Shopping is the largest
shopping center
A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof.
The first known collec ...
in the city of
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
and the second largest in
Brazil
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. Established in 1986, the complex has undergone several major expansions. Notable for the programme of artworks in stained glass and mosaic
designed for its 1996 expansion by architectural artist
Brian Clarke
Brian Clarke (born 2 July 1953) is a British painter, architectural artist and printmaker, known for his large-scale stained glass and mosaic projects, symbolist paintings, set designs, and collaborations with major figures in Modern and conte ...
,
Norte Shopping has a constructed area of .
The complex comprises 343 shops, with 11
anchor stores
In retail, an "anchor tenant", sometimes called an "anchor store", "draw tenant", or "key tenant", is a considerably larger tenant in a shopping mall, often a department store or retail chain. They are typically located at the ends of malls. Wit ...
, a medical center, a theater (Teatro Miguel Falabella), a college (Estacio de Sa - North Campus Shop), a school (Centro Educacional da Lagoa), second language courses (French Alliance and SCAN), an indoor kart track, an ice skating rink, and various services.
References
Shopping malls in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Shopping malls established in 1986
1986 establishments in Brazil
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