The Recife Brazil Temple is the 101st operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Recife Brazil Temple sits on 5.59 acres, shaded by mango trees and towering royal palms, and surrounded by a beautiful garden. The temple exterior is finished with Asa branca granite from Brazil and features a single spire topped with a gold statue of the angel Moroni. This temple is larger than many Mormon temples being built in order to accommodate the 137,500 members of Church in northern Brazil. Many of them had not previously had a chance to go the temple because they could not afford the 72-hour trip to the temple in São Paulo.