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The Belém Brazil Temple is an announced temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to be constructed in Belém, Brazil.
The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on April 3, 2016, during the Sunday morning session of the church's general conference. The Quito Ecuador and Harare Zimbabwe temples, along with a second temple in Lima, Peru, were announced at the same time. The church later announced the second temple in Peru would be named the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple.
As of April 2016, the church reported there are more than 1.3 million church members in Brazil.
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