Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The intent to build the temple was announced on September 30, 1997, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley during general conference. It is the third constructed in Brazil, following the São Paulo and Recife temples, and became the church's 102nd operating temple when it was dedicated on December 17, 2000. Located on a 2-acre hillside site in Porto Alegre’s Vila Jardim neighborhood, the temple has a spire with a statue of the angel Moroni, and its exterior is cotton-white granite sourced from Ceará, Brazil. The temple was designed by André Belo de Faria, using a modern, single-spire design. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 2, 1998, presided over by James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency. After construction was completed, over 25,000 visitors attended the public open house, with more than 1,000 requesting missionary visits. Though the temple has not undergone major structural renovations, enhancements such as a four-story patron housing facility (completed in 2013) and a parking lot expansion (2019) were added to better serve members traveling from surrounding regions.

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