Rio Star | |
Status: | Operating |
Location: | Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro |
Address: | Rodrigues Alves Avenue, 455, Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Coordinates: | -22.893°N -43.1944°W |
Completion Date: | 2019 |
Opened Date: | 6 December 2019 |
Owner: | Arc Big Eye |
Diameter: | 88m (289feet) |
The Rio Star is a cantilevered observation wheel in the Santo Cristo neighborhood, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With an overall height of 88 metres,[1] [2] from 2019 to November 2022, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in Latin America; however, it lost the title with the completion of the 91-meter Roda Rico, located in the city of São Paulo.[3]