Announcement of the Campo Grande Brazil Temple
President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the Campo Grande Brazil Temple on April 6, 2025, during the Sunday afternoon session of April 2025 general conference.
Outside the Conference Center moments after the announcement, Elder Ciro Schmeil, a General Authority Seventy who at the time served as first counselor in the Church’s Brazil Area presidency, and his wife, Sister Alessandra Schmeil, rejoiced at the news of a new temple in their native Brazil.
“It’s beautiful. It’s great to see President Nelson announcing all these temples from Brazil to Spanish Fork, all diverse geography,” Elder Schmeil said. “The Saints in Brazil will be very blessed to have a temple in Campo Grande. It’s exciting. The Lord is moving the work full speed, so we need to catch up with President Nelson.”
Timeline of the Campo Grande Brazil Temple
The Campo Grande Brazil Temple was announced by President Nelson on April 6, 2025. Details about the temple’s groundbreaking have not yet been released.
Architecture and Design of the Campo Grande Brazil Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on July 13, 2026, the Campo Grande Brazil Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 11,300 square feet. The edifice will stand on a 5.6-acre site at the intersection of Nelly Martins Avenue, Cigana Street and Rio Negro Street in Carandá Bosque, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.