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Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
102nd dedicated temple in operation
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Address
Rua General Salvador Pinheiro, 50Vila Jardim
91320-240 Porto Alegre–RS
Brazil
Telephone: (+55) 51-2104-2700
Services
NO visitors' center open to the publicArrival center available
Patron housing available
Distribution center on site (Store Locator)
Announcement:
30 September 1997Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
2 May 1998 by James E. FaustPublic Open House:
2–9 December 2000Dedication:
17 December 2000 by Gordon B. HinckleySite:
2 acres | 0.8 hectaresExterior Finish:
Cotton white granite from Ceara State of BrazilArchitectural Features:
Single attached spire with an angel Moroni statueOrdinance Rooms:
Two instruction rooms (two-stage progressive), two sealing rooms, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
13,325 square feet | 1,238 square metersElevation:
307 feet | 94 metersTemple History
The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple was the third temple built in Brazil.
Groundbreaking Ceremony
The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is the third temple to be dedicated in the nation of Brazil. The temple's location overlooks the city from the east toward a large river and port for which the city is named.
President Faust turned the ceremonial first shovelful of earth during the groundbreaking ceremony. After, he invited a young girl and boy to come help him with the digging. They not only came forward and assisted him, but the little girl also waited for him the next day at the Campinas regional conference to give him a hug of appreciation.
He emphasized the need to sacrifice for temple building and shared how members in Argentina found ways to donate during the construction of the São Paulo Brazil Temple. They gave the gold from their dental work to help pay for the temple. He said that he had purchased some of the gold fillings for more than the market price to share with congregations the nature of the sacrifice made by these members.1
- Church News, 9 May 1998.
