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Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released; groundbreaking not announced
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Announcement:
2 October 2022Total Floor Area:
32,000 square feet | 2,973 square metersElevation:
2,029 feet | 619 metersConstruction Status
The Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.
Temple Rendering
On January 8, 2024, the official exterior rendering of the Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple was released.1
Temple Site
On November 28, 2022, the location of the Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple was announced. The single-story, 32,000-square-foot temple will be constructed on a large lot located at the intersection of Avenida Antônio Marçal and R. José Brandani.2
Temple Announcement
On October 2, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple at the October 2022 General Conference. The temple will be located in the state of São Paulo in Southeast Brazil. There are 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in Brazil in more than 2,100 congregations. The temple is the 18th temple announced for Brazil. At the time of its announcement, there were dedicated temples in Campinas, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; three under construction in Belém, Brasília, and Salvador; and others announced for Belo Horizonte, East São Paulo, Londrina, Maceió, Santos and Vitória.3
- "Renderings Released for Three Temples," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 8 Jan. 2024.
- "Locations Released for Six Temples Around the World," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 28 Nov. 2022.
- "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Oct. 2022.