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Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple

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Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple

Insulating exterior walls; stone cladding underway; walls for steeple pedestal in place; construction estimated to be completed in mid-2027
Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple

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Location

Avenida Antônio Marçal and R. José Brandani
Ribeirão Preto–SP
Brazil

Announcement: 

2 October 2022

Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 

22 June 2024 by Joni L. Koch

Architectural Features: 

Single attached central spire

Ordinance Rooms: 

Two instruction rooms, two sealing rooms, and one baptistry

Total Floor Area: 

32,000 square feet  |  2,973 square meters

Elevation: 

2,011 feet  |  613 meters

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Elder Joni L. Koch, president of the Brazil Area, will preside at the groundbreaking services for the Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The temple will be constructed at the intersection of Av. Antonio Marcal and R. Jose Brandani in Ribeirão Preto. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 32,000 square feet. There are currently 23 temples dedicated, under construction, or in planning for Brazil.1


Temple Rendering

On January 8, 2024, the official exterior rendering of the Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple was released.2


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.3


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.4

  1. "News for Temples in Brazil and Guatemala," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 13 May 2024.
  2. "Renderings Released for Three Temples," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 8 Jan. 2024.
  3. "Locations Released for Six Temples Around the World," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 28 Nov. 2022.
  4. "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.