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

Construction Status

The Florianópolis Brazil Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.

Temple Rendering

An official rendering of the Florianópolis Brazil Temple has not yet been released to the public.

Temple Site

No site location has been officially announced for the Florianópolis Brazil Temple.

Temple Announcement

On April 7, 2024, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Florianópolis Brazil Temple at the 194th Annual General Conference. Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began preaching in southern Brazil in 1928. The Portuguese translation of the Book of Mormon was published in 1940, igniting a new era of growth in the country including temples. The temple will be the 23rd house of the Lord in the country. At the time of the announcement, there were ten dedicated temples including the Belém Brazil Temple, Brasília Brazil Temple, Campinas Brazil Temple, Curitiba Brazil Temple, Fortaleza Brazil Temple, Manaus Brazil Temple, Porto Alegre Brazil Temple, Recife Brazil Temple, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple, and São Paulo Brazil Temple. The Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple and Salvador Brazil Temple were under construction. And there were ten temples announced including the Goiânia Brazil Temple, João Pessoa Brazil Temple, Londrina Brazil Temple, Maceió Brazil Temple, Natal Brazil Temple, Ribeirão Prêto Brazil Temple, Santos Brazil Temple, São Paulo East Brazil Temple, Teresina Brazil Temple and Vitória Brazil Temple. There were nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in the country organized into approximately 2,175 congregations.¹