Additional Resource

Curitiba Brazil Temple Facts

  • Plans announced — 23 August 2002
  • Groundbreaking — 10 March 2005
  • Public open house — 10–24 May 2008
  • Cultural celebration — 31 May 2008
  • Dedication — 1 June 2008
  • Location — Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 3641- Suburb of Massunguê - Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil 81200-110 - (close to the Barigui Shopping Center, bus stop Unidade Saúde Campo Comprido)
  • Property size —  8.15 acres
  • Building size — 27,850 square feet
  • Building height — 125 feet, 2 inches to the top of the angel Moroni statue (The statue is 14 feet, 2 inches tall)
  • Exterior features — Reinforced concrete cast onsite, with façade of sienna white granite native to the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. 30 art-glass window panes on the façade exterior (artist: Jurgen Dzierzon)
  • Interior features — Woodwork and trim crafted locally from ipê wood, native to Brazil. Original murals painted by local artist Alexandre Reider. Stone and tile imported from Spain. Granite wall dividers and table tops from the state of Espírito Santo. Native Brazilian ceramics and vases. Baptistry oxen are of molded fiberglass
  • Architects — Jeronimo da Cunha Lima of Brazil and GSBS of the United States
  • Building contractor — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Temple Construction Department of Brazil

When dedicated, the Curitiba temple will be 126th operating temple in the world, and the fifth operating temple in Brazil. The other temples in Brazil are located in São Paulo, Campinas, Recife and Porto Alegre. A sixth temple has been announced for Manaus. The Curitiba temple district will cover the stakes and mission districts in the state of Paraná and a portion of the state of Santa Catarina.

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