Recife Brazil Temple

The Recife Brazil Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. The intent to build the temple was announced on January 13, 1995, by the First Presidency. It is the second in Brazil, the first in the state of Pernambuco, and was the church's 101st operating temple worldwide. It has a single spire with a gold statue of the angel Moroni on top, with an exterior of Asa Branca granite from the Brazilian state of Ceará. This temple was designed by J&P Arquitetos Ltd. in collaboration with church architectural personnel, using a classic modern architectural style. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on November 15, 1996, conducted by church president Gordon B. Hinckley, who later dedicated the temple on December 15, 2000. The temple required more than 1,000 pilings to create a stable foundation due to flooding concerns on the 5.59-acre site, which features 200-year-old palm trees and mango trees.

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