Fortaleza Brazil Temple
That a Mormon temple would be built in Fortaleza, Brazil, was announced by Prophet and President Thomas S. Monson at the Saturday morning session of the 179th General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 3, 2009.
There are 13 stakes in the immediate vicinity of Fortaleza and several more in outlying areas. Members currently travel nearly 500 miles to attend the Recife Brazil Temple, which serves 70 stakes and districts in northern Brazil. President Monson said, "We desire that as many members as possible have the opportunity to attend the temple without having to travel inordinate distances." The Fortaleza Brazil Temple will be the seventh temple built in Brazil.
The temple site is on Avenida Santos Dumont in the coastal neighborhood of Dunas. The groundbreaking for the temple was held on November 15, 2011,
