Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

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The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is the 102nd operating Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple construction began on May 2, 1998. The Temple was dedicated by 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 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, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in South America

• Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
• Cochabamba Bolivia Temple
• Campinas Brazil Temple
• Curitiba Brazil Temple (under construction)
• Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
• Recife Brazil Temple
• São Paulo Brazil Temple
• Santiago Chile Temple
• Bogotá Colombia Temple
• Guayaquil Ecuador Temple
• Asunción Paraguay Temple
• Lima Peru Temple
• Montevideo Uruguay Temple
• Caracas Venezuela Temple

[edit] See also

• 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
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

[edit] External links

• The official Porto Alegre Brazil Temple page
• Satellite view of the Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
• Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
• News article from 12/01/2000 about the Porto Alegre Temple Open House(in Portuguese)
• Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances - ReligionFacts
• Mormon Temples and Secrecy
• Mormons Open Temple Doors to Share Beliefs - USA Today