Manaus Brazil Mormon Temple
April 4, 2009 by admin
Filed under Temples in South America
The Manaus Brazil Mormon Temple, now under construction, is located at Estrada da Ponta Negra, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, on the banks of the Negro River. The temple was announced on 23 May 2007, and the groundbreaking took place on 20 June 2008.
The Manaus Brazil Mormon Temple will serve the Latter-day Saint membership in northern Brazil, and will be the sixth temple to be built in the country. Four temples are located in the heavily populated south, and one is located on the east coast at Recife. Manaus is in northwestern Brazil in the Amazon region.
An interesting fact about the temple is that it will have a port entry for those traveling to worship there by way of the river. The Negro River joins the Amazon about 11 miles south of the temple location.
