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Goiânia Brazil Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced
Announcement:
1 October 2023Site:
5.54 acres | 2.2 hectaresTotal Floor Area:
18,850 square feet | 1,751 square metersElevation:
2,819 feet | 859 metersConstruction Status
The Goiânia Brazil Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.
Temple Rendering
An official rendering of the Goiânia Brazil Temple has not yet been released to the public.
Temple Site
On July 13, 2026, the location of the Goiânia Brazil Temple was announced as a 5.54-acre property located northwest of the intersection of Avenida Rio Verde and Rua Capitão Breno in the Loteamento Faicalville neighborhood of Goiânia. Plans call for an 18,850-square-foot, single-story temple.1
Temple Announcement
On October 1, 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Goiânia Brazil Temple at the October 2023 General Conference. Goiânia, which has a population of around 2.9 million people, is the capital and largest city of Goiás, a state in the central-west region of Brazil. It will be the 21st temple in the country. Prior to the announcement, eight temples were in the planning stages for Brazil in the cities of Londrina, Maceió, Natal, Ribeirão Prêto, Santos, São Paulo East, Teresina and Vitória. Ten dedicated temples were located in Belém, Brasília, Campinas, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Two temples were under construction in Belo Horizonte and Salvador.2
- "Milestones for Temples in California, Guatemala, Mozambique and Utah," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 12 Jan. 2026.
- "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023.