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Latter-day Saint Temples in Brazil
The temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are separate and distinct from their meetinghouses. There many thousands of Latter-day Saint churches and meetinghouses in the world, but relatively few temples.
Below is a list of all states in Brazil and whether or not there is a temple there.
Temples listed in italics are under construction.
| State | State
Population | Temple(s) |
| Sao Paulo | 31,588,925 | 1) Sao Paulo
2) Campinas |
| Minas Gerais | 15,743,152 | - |
| Rio de Janeiro | 12,807,706 | - |
| Bahia | 11,867,991 | - |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 9,138,670 | Porto Alegre |
| Parana | 8,448,713 | Curitiba |
| Pernambuco | 7,127,855 | Recife |
| Ceara | 6,366,647 | - |
| Para | 4,950,060 | - |
| Maranhao | 4,930,253 | - |
| Santa Catarina | 4,541,994 | - |
| Goias | 4,018,903 | - |
| Paraiba | 3,201,114 | - |
| Espirito Santo | 2,600,618 | - |
| Piaui | 2,582,137 | - |
| Alagoas | 2,514,100 | - |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,415,567 | - |
| Amazonas | 2,103,243 | - |
| Mato Grosso | 2,027,231 | - |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,780,373 | - |
| Federal District | 1,601,094 | - |
| Sergipe | 1,491,876 | - |
| Rondonia | 1,132,692 | - |
| Tocantins | 919,863 | - |
| Acre | 417,718 | - |
| Amapa | 289,397 | - |
| Roraima | 217,583 | - |
Sources: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and various sources.
Comments
Brazil has 27 states. Currently there are Latter-day Saint temples operating or under construction in four of them.
Although Brazil ranks third among nations in the number of Latter-day Saints (behind the U.S. and Mexico), operating and currently announced Latter-day Saint temples are much less widespread. Brazil currently has four operating temples and announced. When all of the currently announced temples are completed (most are already under construction), Brazil will be rank 5th among nations in number of temples, behind the U.S. (over 50), Mexico (12), Canada (6) and Australia (5).
While most states in Brazil do not have temples, they do have stakes.
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