The United Nations Business Center (
Portuguese: Centro Empresarial Nações Unidas) is a commercial complex located in the city of
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, in the
Brooklin Novo neighborhood in the district of
Santo Amaro. It is located between the
Marginal Pinheiros
Marginal Pinheiros (officially SP-015) is an expressway that runs along the banks of Pinheiros River through the city of São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It ...
and
Engenheiro Luís Carlos Berrini Avenue, with the main entrance along Engenheiro Luís Carlos Berrini Avenue. It has of building area, including shopping center and the West, North, and East Towers. Started in 1989, the project was completed around the year 2000, due to economic problems.
* The North Tower, the tallest of the complex, is one of the largest buildings in Brazil, with a height of and of constructed area. Currently, the tower is home to several multinational companies, including, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Monsanto, Towers Watson, and GVT Global Village Telecom.
*The East Tower had to be redesigned internally to accommodate a luxury hotel, the Hilton – Morumbi.
*The West Tower is used for offices
*The South Tower has 18 floors
*Plaza I has 17 floors
The complex has an underground connection with the business complex nearby, the
World Trade Center São Paulo.
On November 8, 2008, the complex hosted the
G20
The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stabil ...
meeting.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in South America
South America has historically seen a relatively modest demand for skyscrapers, with the majority of the continent's tallest buildings being residential. Office buildings have not historically been built taller than residential buildings in the ...
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List of tallest buildings in Brazil
This list of the tallest buildings in Brazil ranks Brazilian skyscrapers in order by height. Most of Brazil's tallest buildings are located in Balneário Camboriú, Goiânia and São Paulo, which is the biggest financial and residential center of t ...
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Mirante do Vale
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Altino Arantes Building
External links
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Botti Rubin Arquitecture
References
Skyscrapers in São Paulo
Commercial buildings completed in 2000
Tourist attractions in São Paulo
Skyscraper office buildings in Brazil
Skyscraper hotels
Hotels in Brazil
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