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Ed. Palácio Mercantil is an apartment building at Avenida Presidente Vargas, in Centro, Rio de Janeiro. In Rio's public building records, it rises 24 floors; the city registers it at 2 street doors on Avenida Presidente Vargas (105 and 482). Mail here is addressed under CEP 20071-000. At 24 floors it stands taller than most named buildings in Centro, where the typical height is around 12 floors — the second-tallest of the 27 named buildings on Avenida Presidente Vargas 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 Uruguaiana / Centro, is a 4-minute walk (230 m). This is a densely built pocket — 54 other named buildings stand within 200 m.
For day-to-day needs, the nearest options are Bella Rio (bakery, 4 min); Americanas express (grocer, 4 min); Drogasmil (pharmacy, 3 min). Within about 600 m, the map counts 162 named places to eat and drink, with Dona Vegana and Cook in Rio nearest. Smart Fit is 6 min away and Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil is 7 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: Avenida Presidente Vargas, Centro, Rio de Janeiro
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