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Ed. Metropolitano is an apartment building at Rua Álvaro Alvim, in Centro, Rio de Janeiro. The city cadastre and public map data show that it rises 19 floors. Mail here is addressed under CEP 20031-010. At 19 floors it stands taller than most named buildings in Centro, where the typical height is around 12 floors — the third-tallest of the 8 named buildings on Rua Álvaro Alvim in this directory.
The district around it, Centro, mixes Belle Époque avenues and Art Deco towers with a growing wave of residential conversions. The nearest subway station, Metrô Cinelândia / Centro, is a 1-minute walk (80 m). For a run or a bench in the shade, Parque das Ruínas is about 14 minutes on foot. This is a densely built pocket — 42 other named buildings stand within 200 m. The city block itself holds 5 buildings named in the register.
Daily errands stay on foot: Pague Pouco (supermarket, 7 min); Lojas Americanas (grocer, 3 min); Pacheco (pharmacy, 2 min). Within about 600 m, the map counts 360 named places to eat and drink — Gastronomía Carioca and Monte Gordo Galeto among the closest tables. Curves is 3 min away and Teatro Rival is 1 min away.
Nothing in the building is publicly listed at the moment — for context, Centro asking prices range about R$ 4,000–R$ 8,000/m².
Address: Rua Álvaro Alvim, Centro, Rio de Janeiro
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