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Brazil Juiz de Fora Mission
The Brazil Juiz de Fora Mission serves in a historic Brazilian city where Portuguese, industry, and mountain climate shape daily life.
- Portuguese
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2 Nephi 33:6 as it reads in the Book of Mormon for each language spoken here.
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About the mission
Portuguese is the mission language. Missionaries and families will also encounter Brazil’s rich mix of German, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, and Brazilian cultural influences.
At a glance
- Country
- Brazil
- Main city
- Juiz de Fora, 540,756 inhabitants (2022)
- Language
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- Brasília Time (UTC-3)
- Climate
- Humid subtropical, with hotter, rainier months from October to April and cooler, drier months from May to September
- Church in Brazil
- 1,573,360 members, 289 stakes, 2,008 congregations
A short history of the area
The city expanded as transportation and industry developed. The Estrada União e Indústria was completed in 1861, the Dom Pedro II railway reached the city in 1866, and Marmelos Zero was built on the Paraibuna River in 1889.
The Church here
- 1928Missionaries began preaching in southern Brazil in response to requests from German members living in the country.
- 1930sChurch services began to be held in Portuguese after the government banned German in public life.
- 1940The Portuguese translation of the Book of Mormon was first published.
- 1966The first stake in South America was created in São Paulo.
- 1978The first temple in South America was dedicated in São Paulo, 12 years after the first South American stake was created there.
- Since 1978Hundreds of thousands of people have been baptized in Brazil.
- November 24, 1996The Juiz de Fora Brazil Stake was organized.
- April 2, 2017The Brasília Brazil Temple was announced as Brazil’s 10th temple.
Temples nearby
Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple
Dedicated May 8, 2022 · About 80 miles from Juiz de Fora
The Book of Mormon here
Missionaries in this mission share the Book of Mormon in these languages. Tap a cover to read it free.
Cover art is an illustration. Links open the free edition on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Before you go
Phrases to learn
- OláHello
- Bom diaGood morning
- Como você está?How are you?
- Obrigado / ObrigadaThank you
Fun facts
- Juiz de Fora’s Estrada União e Indústria, completed in 1861, was the first macadamized road in Latin America.
- Marmelos Zero, built in 1889, was the first hydroelectric powerplant in Latin America.
- The city has a building designed by Oscar Niemeyer, and its football club Tupi won Brazil’s national fourth division in 2011.
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