Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
Number	102
Dedicated	17 December 2000 (17 December 2000) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	2 acres (0.8 hectares)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Preceded by	Recife Brazil Temple
Followed by	Montevideo Uruguay Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announced 30 September 1997 Groundbreaking 2 May 1998 by James E. Faust Open House 2–9 December 2000 Designed by Andre Belo de Faria and Church A&E Services Location Rua General Salvador Pinheiro, 50 Vila Jardim Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Brazil Exterior finish Cotton-white granite from Ceara State of Brazil Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 (Movie, two-stage progressive sessions) Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No Visitors' center No

Coordinates: 30°2′2.569200″S 51°9′28.32480″W / 30.03404700000°S 51.1578680000°W / -30.03404700000; -51.1578680000

The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is the 102nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

The Porto Alegre Temple overlooks the city from the east toward a large river and port for which the city is named. It has an exterior of white granite and a single spire topped with a statue of the angel Moroni. The temple has a total of 10,700 square feet (990 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

History[]

Temple construction began on May 2, 1998. The temple was dedicated by LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley on December 17, 2000. The temple sits on a hill in Porto Alegre's Vila Jardim district.

The Porto Alegre Temple was the last temple of the LDS Church to be dedicated in the 20th century.

In 2020, the Porto Alegre Brazil Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

See also[]

Manaus Belém Belo Horizonte Brasília Fortaleza Recife Salvador Rio de Janeiro Curitiba Porto Alegre Vitória

São Paulo East São Paulo Campinas Belo Horizonte Temples in Brazil Red = Operating Blue = Under construction Yellow = Announced Black = Closed for renovations

• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil

References[]

External links[]

• Official Porto Alegre Brazil Temple page
• Porto Alegre Brazil Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
• News article from 12/01/2000 about the Porto Alegre Temple Open House(in Portuguese)

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