Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Elder Juan A. Uceda, second counselor in the Brazil Area presidency, will preside at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple on Saturday, June 17, 2023. The 26,884-square-foot temple will be constructed on an 11.9-acre site located on Rua Professor José Vieira de Mendonça in the Engenho Nogueira neighborhood of Belo Horizonte.¹

Temple Rendering

On September 23, 2021, an official exterior rendering of the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple was released.

Temple Site

The Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple will be constructed on an 11.8-acre site on Rua Professor Jose Vieira de Mendonça in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 27,000 square feet.²

Temple Announcement

Brazil's thirteenth temple was announced by President Russell M. Nelson at the 191st Annual General Conference on April 4, 2021. The Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple will join the Belém Brazil Temple, Brasília Brazil Temple, Campinas Brazil Temple, Curitiba Brazil Temple, Fortaleza Brazil Temple, Manaus Brazil Temple, Porto Alegre Brazil Temple, Recife Brazil Temple, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple, São Paulo Brazil Temple, São Paulo Brazil East Temple, and Salvador Brazil Temple. There are more than 1.4 million members of the Church in more than 2,100 congregations in Brazil. Belo Horizonte is the sixth largest city and economic hub of the country. The first known Latter-day Saint to live in Brazil emigrated from Germany in 1913. In 1986, Brazil became the third country outside of the United States to have 50 stakes.³

Temple Facts

The Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple will be the thirteenth temple built in Brazil and the first built in Minas Gerais.