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Country information: Brazil

Jan. 1, 2009: Est. population, 198,739,000; Members, 1,060,556; Stakes, 233; Wards, 1,361; Branches, 488; Missions, 27; Districts, 52; Temples, 5, under construction, 1;Percent LDS, .53, or one in 187; Brazil Area.

Brazil, a federal republic with a Portuguese-speaking population, covers almost half the continent of South America.

The first known Church member in Brazil was Max Richard Zapf, who was baptized in Germany in August 1908 and emigrated to Brazil in 1913. After many years with no Church contact, Max Zapf and his family learned that Augusta Kuhlmann Lippelt and her four children, who had also joined the Church in Germany before immigrating to Brazil in 1923, were living in the small southern Brazilian town of Ipomeia. Augusta's husband Roberto, although not a member when he moved his family to Brazil, was baptized several years later. The Zapf family soon relocated to be with their new friends, the Lippelt family. These two families represented the beginning of the Church's permanent presence in Brazil.

The first missionaries were William Fred Heinz and Emil A. J. Schindler, accompanied by President Rheinold Stoof of the South American Mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina. President Stoof first visited Brazil in 1927, and returned with the elders to begin missionary work among German-speaking people in September 1928. Bertha Sell and her children, Theodore, Alice, Seigfried, and Adell, were the first converts, baptized 14 April 1929. A branch was organized in Joinville on 6 July 1930 and the first Church-owned meetinghouse in South America was dedicated 25 October 1931, in Joinville.

A mission was created and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 25 May 1935. At first, missionaries taught only in German. However, a Portuguese edition of the Book of Mormon was published in 1939. Missionaries began teaching in Portuguese partly because the government, worried about the perceived growth of pro-Nazi sentiment among Brazil's large German population, issued decrees which severely restricted the use of languages other than Portuguese. By 1940, there were fewer than 200 members in the country. In 1941, the Church began to remove all North American missionaries from Brazil as a result of World War II, which slowed Church growth. They did not return in appreciable numbers until 1946.

In 1954, President David O. McKay became the first Church president to visit Brazil. At the end of the 1950s, membership totaled 3,700 and by the time the Sao Paulo Temple was dedicated in 1978 it had reached 54,000. After 1978, in part due to the revelation extending priesthood to all worthy males, Church growth became extraordinary. By 1990, membership exceeded 300,000 and as the 1990s ended, membership totaled more than 700,000.

By 2002, membership reached 842,296.

The Brazil Area was created in August 1987 and divided in August of 1998 to form the Brazil North and South areas. On 2 February 1986, with the creation of the Campinas Brazil Castelo Stake, Brazil became the third country outside the United States to have 50 stakes. When the Sao Leopoldo Brazil Stake was created 5 December 1993, Brazil reached 100 stakes, the second country outside the United States to do so. Elder Helio A. Camargo, who served in the Seventy from 1985-1990, was the first Brazilian to serve as a General Authority. Other Brazilians called as General Authorities as members of the Seventy include Helvecio Martins, Claudio R.M. Costa, and Athos M. Amorim.

In October 1993, construction began on the the Church's second largest Missionary Training Center in Sao Paulo. The seven-story building, capable of accommodating 750 missionaries, was dedicated 18 May 1997 by Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve. In October 1998, North American missionaries called to Brazil began receiving nearly half of their training at the Brazilian Missionary Training Center. The program to send North American missionaries to Brazil for four weeks of training enabled them to be immersed in the Brazilian culture and Portuguese language in a controlled environment.

The program was so successful that in April 2000 the first 22 North American missionaries were sent to Brazil for their full eight weeks of training. The group was the first of four pilot groups to enter the Brazilian center during the summer of 2000 to be entirely trained in another language at a missionary training center in another country. The pilot training program ended in August 2000 and afterward, an average of 33 North American missionaries began their full training in the Brazil center each week.

The Sao Paulo Stake, the first in South America, was organized on 1 May 1966. Ten years later, Brazil had 10 stakes, and a temple had been announced for Sao Paulo. President Spencer W. Kimball presided over a cornerstone ceremony for the temple on 9 March1977. The Temple was dedicated 30 October 1978. President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Recife Temple on 15 December 2000. While President James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency attended the groundbreaking of the Porto Alegre Temple, he also was made an honorary citizen of Sao Paulo, in recognition of his lifelong ties to that city and to Brazil. President Hinckley dedicated the Porto Alegre Temple on 17 December 2000 and the Campinas Temple on 17 May 2002. A fifth temple in Curitiba is currently under construction.

Brazilian Latter-day Saints have been very active in humanitarian efforts and community service projects which have received nationwide recognition and appreciation. Marco Maciel, vice president of Brazil, thanked the Church for its service in 2001 and the Church, represented by its service organization, "Helping Hands," received national recognition on 9 November 2002, as one of the most important volunteer organizations in Brazil.

Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve presided over the groundbreaking of the fifth temple to be built in Brazil in Curitiba on 10 March 2005.

Membership reached 866,988 in 2003. In 2005, membership reached 928,926.

Sources: Frederick S. Williams and Frederick G. Williams, From Acorn to Oak Tree, 1987; Mark L. Grover, "Mormonism in Brazil: Religion and Dependency in Latin America," (PhD diss., 1985); Marcus Martins, "The Oak Tree Revisited: Brazilian LDS Leaders' Insights on the Growth of the Church in Brazil," (PhD diss., 1996); Donald Q. Cannon and Richard O. Cowan, Unto Every Nation: Gospel Light Reaches Every Land, 2003; [Dedication Ceremony, Brazil Missionary Training Center], 18 May 1997, LDS Church Archives; Deseret News, 14 November 1935; Rulon S. Howells, "Brazil, A new frontier for the Restored Gospel," Improvement Era, May 1936 and September 1938; "Brazilian Missions," Improvement Era, May 1963; Shaun D. Stahle, "Missionaries receive full training in Brazil," Church News, 12 August 2000; Fernando Assis and Nestor Curbelo, "Brazilian temples complete historic year of dedication," Church News, 23 December 2000; Fernando Assis, "Hands that help," Church News, 3 November 2001; Fernando Assis, "30,000 serving brighten face of entire nation," Church News, 5 October 2002; Ground broken for temple in Curitiba," Church News, 19 March 2005.

Stakes — 234

(Listed alphabetically as of Oct. 1, 2009.)

No. / Name / Organized / First President

Brazil Area

1292 Alegrete Brazil 20 Sep 1981 Waldomiro Siegfried Radtke

2066 Americana Brazil 25 Jun 1995 Donizetti de Paul Tavares

2383 Anapolis Brazil 29 Jun 1997 Cassio Barbosa Piazzarola

2078 *Aracaju Brazi North 27 Feb 2000

Aracaju Brazil Cidade Nova 23 Jul 1995 Raulino Gairao LIma Jr.

1851 *Aracaju Brazil South 27 Feb 2000

*Aracaju Brazil Bela Vista 23 Jul 1995

Aracaju Brazil 8 Mar 1992 Manuel Durval Andrade Neto

1886 Aracatuba Brazil 14 June 1992 Paulo Henrique Itinose

2100 Arapiraca Brazil 17 Sep 1995 Antonio de A. de Banos

970 Araraquara Brazil 22 Oct 1978 Marcio Rodrigues Galhardo

1959 Bage Brazil 31 Oct 1993 Cecer R. Loureiro Dutra

2402 Barueri Brazil 26 Oct 1997 Marcos Antony Aidukaitis

1893 Bauru Brazil 2 Aug 1992 Lazaro Beteto

1837 Belem Brazil 29 Dec 1991 Luiz Carlos Silva De Franca

2067 Belem Brazil Cabanagem 25 Jun 1995 Jaime Carneiro Costa

2381 Belem Brazil Cidade Nova 22 Jun 1997 Wenceslau W. da C. Coelho

1234 *Belo Horizonte Brazil 6 Mar 1990

*Belo Horizonte Brazil De Siao 10 Jan 1989

Belo Horizonte Brazil 15 Feb 1981 Ernani Teixeira

2819 Belo Horizonte Brazil East 15 Feb 2009 Edison Luiz Schuck da Rocha

2570 Belo Horizonte Brazil Pampulha 3 Sep 2000 Rodrigo de Lima e Myrra

1963a Belo Horizonte Brazil West 12 Dec 1993 Rodrigo de Lima e Myrra

2074 Birigui Brazil 9 Jul 1995 Sebastiao Henrique Neto

1189 Brasilia Brazil 12 Oct 1980 Daniel Alberta da Gloria

1393 *Brasilia Brazil Alvorada 22 Mar 1983

Alvorada Brazil 9 Jan 1983 Manoel Francisco Clavery G.

2731 Brasilia Brazil Ceilandia 17 Sep 2006 Marlon Silva dos Santos

2418 Brasilia Brazil North 30 Nov 1997 Joao A. Machado de Lima

2147 Brasilia Brazil Taguatinga 17 Dec 1995 Jose Claudio de Almeida

2766 Caico Brazil 17 Jun 2007 Claudio Vale de Araujo

2599 Camacari Brazil 5 Aug 2001 Carlos Simpaio Costa

2821 Camacari Brazil Central 8 Mar 2009 Jesse de Oliveira e Sa

1984 Camaragibe Brazil 24 Jul 1994 Altair Roque da Silva

1442 Campina Grande Brazil 18 Sep 1983 Jose Francisco Barbosa

2712 Campina Grande Brazil Liberdade 12 Mar 2006 Jose Freire Dias Filho

2689 Campinas Brazil Campos Eliseos 30 Oct 2005 Alexandre Luis Casarini Tavares

1586 Campinas Brazil Castelo 2 Feb 1986 S. Lourenco de Oliveira

1897 Campinas Brazil Flamboyant 23 Aug 1992 Luiz Antonio Cairo

621 *Campinas Brazil

Campinas 9 Jun 1973 Nelson de Genaro

1805 Campo Grande Brazil 30 Jun 1991 Ricardo Kasimerczak

2412 Campos Brazil 23 Nov 1997 Jarbas Pereira de Souza Filho

1962 Canoas Brazil 5 Dec 1993 Raul Anibal Proenca Krieger

2813 Canoas Brazil North 30 Nov 2008 Pedro Alberto Machado Da Silva

2672 Cariacica Brazil 13 Mar 2005 Ailton Aguirres

2341 Cascavel Brazil 20 Apr 1997 Luiz C. Bernardino da Silva

2782 Caucaia Brazil 18 Nov 2007 Benedito S. de Oliveira

1963 Caxias Do Sul Brazil 5 Dec 1993 Alvacir Luiz Siedschlag

1942 Contagem Brazil 6 June 1993 Evandro Chevitarese Parada

2628 Cruz Alta Brazil 29 Feb 2004 Clademir Elton Trage

2032 Cuiaba Brazil 5 Mar 1995 Ildemar Ferreira Vilas Boas

2827 Cuiaba Brazil Industriario 3 May 2009 Ivanecir da Silva Barboza

2446 Curitiba Brazil Boa Vista 22 Mar 1998 Jarbas F. Souza

1243 *Curitiba Brazil Boqueirao 14 Mar 1989

Curitiba Brazil East 15 Mar 1981 Francisco Reguim

1468 Curitiba Brazil Iguacu 29 Apr 1984 Waldemar de Lima

2770 Curitiba Brazil Jardim do Sol 11 Aug 2007 Sandro Roberto Machado Fagundes

2438 Curitiba Brazil Luz 15 Feb 1998 Luiz Antonio Cruzato

1974a Curitiba Brazil Novo Mundo 29 Feb 1994 Valdemiro Skraba

893 *Curitiba Brazil Portao 14 Mar 1989

Curitiba Brazil South 26 Feb 1978 Albina Bruno Schmeil

1302 *Curitiba Brazil Sao Lourenco

Curitiba Brazil Bacacheri 1 Nov 1981 Casemiro Antunes Gomes

552 *Curitiba Brazil

Curitiba 12 Dec 1971 Jason Garcia Souza

2073 Curitiba Brazil Taruma 9 Jul 1995 Ildefonso de C. Dues Neto

2249 Diadema Brazil 20 Oct 1996 Adelson de Paula Parrella

2231 Feira de Santana Brazil 15 Sep 1996 Vaguiner Cruciol Tobias

2600a Feira de Santana Brazil Kalilandia 5 Aug 2001 Roque Alvim Freitas

1569 Florianopolis Brazil 3 Nov 1985 Cesar A. Seiguer Milder

1284 Fortaleza Brazil 19 Jul 1981 Orville Wayne Day Jr.

2733 Fortaleza Brazil Bom Jardim 17 Sep 2006 Helder Ferreira de Andrade

1828 Fortaleza Brazil Bom Sucesso 17 Nov 1991 Manoel A. De Carvalho Filho

2849 Fortaleza Brazil Castelao 28 June 2009 Francisco de Assis Souza dos Reis

1935 Fortaleza Brazil Ceara 2 May 1993 Jose Vieira de Matos Filho

2689 Fortaleza Brazil East 4 Sept 2005 Fabio H. Correia

2816 Fortaleza Brazil East Messejana 8 Dec 2008 Annysteyne Maia Chaves

2380 Fortaleza Brazil Litoral 22 Jun 1997 Miguel Alves dos Santos

1454 Fortaleza Brazil Montese 13 Nov 1983 Fernando J. Duarte D.

2386 Fortaleza Brazil South 17 Aug 1997 David Garcia Fernandes

1578 Fortaleza Brazil West 24 Nov 1985 Antenor Silva Junior

1952 Franca Brazil 5 Sep 1993 Donizete Pugliesi Braz

2048 Garanhuns Brazil 21 May 1995 Jose C. Furtado Campos

1641 Goiania Brazil 24 May 1987 Antonio Casado Rodriguez

2294 Goiania Brazil East 15 Dec 1996 Jose Renato Ungarelli

2142 Gravatai Brazil 10 Dec 1995 Fabiano Ribeiro Barreto

2310 Guaratingueta Brazil 23 Feb 1997 Pedro G. L. de C. Bruno

2221 Guaruja Brazil 18 Aug 1996 Carlos Roberto Couto E. Silva

2746 Hortolandia Brazil 27 Jan 2006 David Kuceki

2814 Imperatriz Brasil 30 Nov 2008 Glaucio Nascimento Lopes

2256 Itabuna Brazil 27 Oct 1996 Jose M. Sepulveda da Costa

2480 Itatiba Brazil 21 June 1998 Eliseli Colleoni

2342 Itu Brazil 20 Apr 1997 Valoir Teixeira Arantes

1891 *Jaboatao Brazil dos Guararapes 15 May 1994

Recife Brazil Jaboatao 26 Jul 1992 Jose Antonia da Silva

1979 Jaboatao Brazil Litoral 15 May 1994 Domingos Savio Linhares

1185 Joao Pessoa Brazil 2 Oct 1980 Jose Francisco Barbosa

1896 Joao Pessoa Brazil Rangel 23 Aug 1992 Israel Vilar Neto

2768 Joao Pessoa Brazil Torre 23 Jun 2007 Francisco Ronaldo de Castro Sousa

1338 Joinville Brazil 21 Apr 1982 Heins Dorival Halter

2275 Juiz De Fora Brazil 24 Nov 1996 Eraldo Luis dos Santos

1833 Jundiai Brazil 1 Dec 1991 Domingos Fatobene Jr.

2685 Jundiai Brazil Represa 19 June 2005 Luiz A. Pinto

2257 Lages Brazil 27 Oct 1996 Sebastiao C. de Lima Dias

1821 Livramento Brazil 27 Oct 1991 Clademir Elton Trage

1080 Londrina Brazil 11 Nov 1979 Carlos Roberto Moeller

2251 Londrina Brazil Tiradentes 20 Oct 1996 Amancio Marques do Santos

1322 Maceio Brazil 21 Jan 1982 Abelardo Rodrigues Camara

1923 Maceio Brazil Litoral 7 Feb 1993 Gilberto C. da Silva Moraes

2030 Maceio Brazil Pajucara 5 Mar 1995 Jose Domingues Silva

2787 Maceio Brazil Tabuleiro 9 Dec 2007 Alvis Costa Ponde

1700 Manaus Brazil 16 Oct 1988 Eduardo A. Soares C.

2116 Manaus Brazil Cidade Nova 5 Nov 1995 Walter Braga De Souza

2707 Manaus Brazil Mindu 5 Mar 2006 Raimundo R. Lima

2760 Manaus Brazil Ponta Negra 5 May 2007 Luiz Carlos Dorneles Queiroz

2447 Manaus Brazil Rio Amazonas 22 Mar 1998 Jose A. Viana Guimaraes

1941 Manaus Brazil Rio Negro 30 May 1993 Divino Presenca

2697 Manaus Brazil Samauma 27 Nov 2005 Kennedy Fonseca Canuto

2319 Manaus Brazil Solimoes 9 Mar 1997 Jose A. Viana Guimaraes

2145 Maracanau Brazil 17 Dec 1995 Raimundo Vieira de Oliveira

1449 Marilia Brazil 23 Oct 1983 Wilson de Souza Novelli

2095 Maringa Brazil 27 Aug 1995 Dirceu Freire

2664 Maua Brazil 28 Nov 2004 Marcos A. Santos

2065 Mogi Mirim Brazil 25 Jun 1995 Milton Cenko

2744 Mossoro Brazil 10 Dec 2006 Nipson Torres de Araujo

1894 Natal Brazil 16 Aug 1992 Ricardo Gueiros

2742 Natal Brazil Pajucara 3 Dec 2006 Edelson Silvestre de Lima

2741 Natal Brazil Ponta Negra 25 Nov 2006 Joao Fernando Henriques Pinheiro

2470 Natal Brazil Potengi 31 May 1998 Jorge Borges DeLira

769 *Niteroi Brazil 14 Oct 2001

Rio de Janeiro Brazil Niteroi 19 Sep 1976 Joao Eduardo Kemeny

2325 Nova Iguacu Brazil 16 Mar 1997 Carlos M. Figueireda Patriota

987 Novo Hamburgo Brazil 3 Dec 1978 Paulo R. Grahl

1282 Olinda Brazil 12 Jul 1981 Reinhold Kraft

2020 *Olinda Brazil Paulista 22 Aug 1995

Paulista Brazil 5 Feb 1995 Reginaldo de Morais Junior

1932 Osasco Brazil 18 Apr 1993 Marcos Anthony Aidu Kaitis

2785 Palmas Brazil 2 Dec 2007 Tobias Ferreira Leal

2471 Paranagua Brazil 31 May 1998

1604 Passo Fundo Brazil 10 Aug 1986 Helio Rodrigues Severo

1658 Pelotas Brazil 18 Oct 1987 Marco Antonio Rais

2080 Pelotas Brazil North 23 Jul 1995 Victor A. Asconavieta da Silva

2479 Petrolina Brazil 21 June 1998 Nilo Manuel de Sa

1377 Petropolis Brazil 14 Nov 1982 Antonio Jose Mendoza

2786 Pinhais Brazil 9 Dec 2007 Imar B. Pires

2012 Piracicaba Brazil 22 Jan 1995 Marcos T. Michailuca Nolli

1182 *Ponta Grossa Brazil 30 Nov 1997

*Ponta Grossa Brazil Parana 7 Apr 1992

Ponta Grossa Parana Brazil 22 Sep 1980 Silvina Mendes de Jesus

2419 Ponta Grossa Brazil Campos Gerais 30 Nov 1997 Gilberto P. Lucas de Farias

2423 Ponta Pora Brazil 14 Dec 1997 Rubens Paim Quadros

601 Porto Alegre Brazil 13 Feb 1973 Miguell Sorrentino

1858 Porto Alegre Brazil Moinhos de Vento 3 May 1992 Claudio Weihert

1256 Porto Alegre Brazil North 21 Apr 1981 Silvio Geschwandtner

1793 Porto Alegre Brazil Partenon 5 May 1991 Ulisses Pereira Filho

2283 Porto Alegre Brazil South 1 Dec 1996 Hilario Olmar da Silva

2287 Porto Velho Brazil 22 Nov 1996 Jose S. Paulino de Lacerda

2436 Praia Grande Brazil 8 Feb 1998 Fernando da Silva E Souza

1201 Recife Brazil 31 Oct 1980 Iraja Bandeira Soares

1332 *Recife Brazil Boa Viagem 26 Jul 1992

*Boa Viagem Brazil 21 Mar 1982 Iraja Bandeira Soares

2728 Recife Brazil Casa Amarela 3 Sep 2006 Ednei Vieira de Moura

2379 Recife Brazil Caxanga 22 Jun 1997 Altair Rogue da Silva

2135 Recife Brazil Imbiribeira 3 Dec 1995 Marcone Magalhaes Santos

1811 *Recife Brazil Jardim Sao Paulo 10 May 1994

Recife Brazil Southwest 25 Aug 1991 Herbert Otto Homolka

1916a Ribeiro Pires Brazil 13 Dec 1992 Guilherme Tell Peixoto

1645 *Ribeirao Preto East 9 Dec 2001

Ribeirao Preto Brazil 28 Jun 1987 Moises Barreiro Damasceno

1888 Ribeiro Preto West 9 Dec 2001

Ribeirao Preto Brazil Centro 21 Jun 1992 Augusto Martinez Perez

2136 Rio Branco Brazil 3 Dec 1995 Tarciso Barboza Friere

1135 Rio Claro Brazil 21 May 1980 Marcio Rodriques Galhardo

2079 Rio Grande Brazil 23 Jul 1995 Carlos W. Ramires de Oliveira

589 *Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Rio de Janeiro 22 Oct 1972 Veledmar Cury

1028 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Andarai 20 May 1979 Nelson Gennari

2293 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 15 Dec 1996 Jackson Alves do Santos

Campo Grande

2676 Rio De Janeiro Brazil Itaguai 20 March 2005 Altino Carlos de Oliveira Rosa

2445 Rio De Janeiro Brazil Jacarepagua 22 Mar 1998 Claudio Jose Hottum Da Silva

1378 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Madureira 14 Nov 1982 Atilio Pinto Maio

1862 Salvador Brazil 10 May 1992 Carlos Shunji Obata

2709 Salvador Brazil Imbui 4 Mar 2006 Mario Cesar da Silva Cunha

2604 Salvadore Brazil Libertad 15 Sep 2002 Heitmar Maturino Guaka

1934a Salvador Brazil North 2 May 1993 Sandro Silva Quatel

1922 Santa Maria Brazil 31 Jan 1993 Aires Luciano

2227 Santa Rita Brazil 1 Sep 1996 Jose Joel Alves Fernandes

1136 Santo Andre Brazil 23 May 1980 Ademar Leal

620 *Santos Brazil

Santos 8 Jun 1973 Jose Gonzalez Lopes

2491 Sao Bernardo Brazil Rudge Ramos 16 Aug 1998 Valdir Antunes

523 *Sao Bernardo Brazil 23 May 1980

*Sao Paulo Brazil South

Sao Paulo South 6 Sep 1970 Saul Messias de Oliveira

1909a Sao Carlos Brazil 15 Nov 1992 Justino Carlos Archiza Peres

2081 Sao Joao da Boa Vista Brazil 30 Jul 1995 Izaias Pivato Nogueira

1965 Sao Jose Brazil 19 Dec 1993 Jose Jorge Cordeiro Campos

1917 Sao Jose do Rio Preto Brazil 13 Dec 1992 Guilherme Tell Peixoto

1516 Sao Jose dos Campos Brazil 3 Mar 1985 Eric Brito Correa

2396 Sao Jose dos Pinhais Brazil 14 Sep 1997 Nata Cruciol Tobias

1961 Sao Leopoldo Brazil 5 Dec 1993 Valmir Severo Dutra

2071 Sao Luis Brazil 2 Jul 1995 Jose Benicio Pereira

417 *Sao Paulo Brazil

Sao Paulo 1 May 1966 Walter Spat

1846 Sao Paulo Brazil Campo Limpo 9 Feb 1992 Dejanir Hadleck de Castro

2717 Sao Paulo Brazil Casa Grande 8 Dec 2008 Antonio dos Sontos Maia

2757 Sao Paulo Brazil Cumbica 10 Mar 2007 Jose Luis da Silva

2756 Sao Paulo Brazil Embu 3 Mar 2007 Eduardo Vicente Thomazini

2369 Sao Paulo Brazil Grajau 8 Jun 1997 Dario Marcolino dos Santos

2367 Sao Paulo Brazil Guarapiranga 1 Jun 1997 Caio Bezerra da Silva

1868 Sao Paulo Brazil Guarulhos 24 May 1992 Gilmar Silva Diasta

1536 Sao Paulo Brazil Interlagos 26 May 1985 Walter Guedes de Queiroz

1137 Sao Paulo Brazil Ipiranga 25 May 1980 Demar Staniscia

2764 Sao Paulo Brazil Itaqua 9 Jun 2007 Carlos Eduardo dos Santos

1869 Sao Paulo Brazil Itaquera 24 May 1992 Vanderlei Zanchetta

2198 Sao Paulo Brazil Jacana 2 Jun 1996 Jorge Luiz de Oliveira

2812 Sao Paulo Brazil Jaragua 23 Nov 2008 Anisio Alves de Sousa

2775 Sao Paulo Brazil Jardim da Saude 15 Sep 2007 Oswaldo de Almeida Pastore

1870 Sao Paulo Brazil Mogi Das Cruzes 24 May 1992 Gilberto Vicente da Silva

815 Sao Paulo Brazil North 20 Feb 1977 Jorge Flavio de Moraes

2395 Sao Paulo Brazil Parque Bristol 14 Sep 1997 Ricardo Vieira

2318 Sao Paulo Brazil Parque Pinheiros 9 Mar 1997 Mario Helio Emerick

467 *Sao Paulo Brazil Penha 24 May 1992

*Sao Paulo Brazil East

Sao Paulo East 24 Nov 1968 Helio da Rocha Camargo

1138 Sao Paulo Brazil Perdizes 25 May 1980 Oswaldo Silva Camargo

1913 Sao Paulo Brazil Piratininga 6 Dec 1992 Luiz Carlos Coronetti

2359 Sao Paulo Brazil Pirituba 25 May 1997 Pedro Pereira do Santos

2076 *Sao Paulo Brazil Raposo Taveres 14 Jan 1997

Sao Paulo Brazil Cotia 16 Jul 1995 Ulisses Soares

1082 Sao Paulo Brazil Santo Amaro 12 Nov 1979 Wilson Sanchez Netto

1823 Sao Paulo Brazil Sao Miguel Paulista 10 Nov 1991 Gilberto V. Da Silva

1441 Sao Paulo Brazil Taboao 18 Sep 1983 Octavio Baptists de Carvalho

622 *Sao Paulo Brazil West

Sao Paulo West 10 Jun 1973 Jose Benjamin Puerta

1291 Sao Vicente Brazil 20 Sep 1981 Vicente Verta Jr.

2748 Sao Vicente Brazil Serra do Mar 11 Feb 2007 Luiz Fernando Tavares

2462 Sete Lagoas Brazil 17 May 1998 Edson D. Goncalves Ribeiro

2727 Sobral Brazil 6 Aug 2006 Jose Silvestre Guimaraes Coelho

989 Sorocaba Brazil 10 Dec 1978 Nelson de Genaro

1892 Sorocaba Brazil Barcelona 26 Jul 1992 Mauro Junot De Maria

2653 Sorocaba Brazil Santana 17 Oct 2004 Carlos Alberto de Genaro

2146 Sorocaba Brazil Trujillo 17 Dec 1995 Valdimir Fernandes Tasso

1960a Teresina Brazil 28 Nov 1993 Alexandre J. Gomes da Cruz

2715 Teresina Brazil Horto 23 April 2006 Manoel Goncalo do Nascimento Santiago

2441 Teresopolis Brazil 8 Mar 1998 Valter Queiroz Pinheiro

1966 Tubarao Brazil 19 Dec 1993 Gelson Januario

2490 Uberaba Brazil 16 Aug 1998 Jorge Ribeiro Barbosa

2017 Uberlandia Brazil 29 Jan 1995 Raimundo Walter Tavares A.

1912 Uruguaiana Brazil 29 Nov 1992 Saul E. Seiguer Milder

2250 Vale do Itajai Brazil 20 Oct 1996 Joni Luiz Koch

2094 Vila Velha Brazil 27 Aug 1995 Washington Luiz Lima

1630 Vitoria Brazil 15 Feb 1987 Pedro J. da Cruz Penha

2375 Vitoria da Conquista Brazil 15 Jun 1997 Octavio Santos Sousa Neto

2366 Volta Redonda Brazil 1 Jun 1997 Paulo da Silva Santos

Stakes discontinued

1030 Curitiba Brazil North 27 May 1979 Alfredo Heliton de Lemos

Discontinued 30 Apr 1989 Curitiba Brazil Iguacu (No. 1468)

2077 Aracaju Brazil America 23 Jul 1995 Valdeilson de Oliveira

Discontinued 27 Feb 2000

1964 Monte Cristo Brazil 19 Dec 1993 Adelson de Paula Parrella

Discontinued 9 Dec 2001

1953 Ribeirao Preto Brazil Ipiranga 5 Sep 1993 Jose Alberto Borges da Silva

Discontinued 9 Dec 2001

1954 Ribeirao Preto Brazil Quintino 5 Sep 1993 Euclides Jose Maggio

Discontinued 9 Dec 2001

2031 Rosario Do Sul Brazil 5 Mar 1995 Jean Jaques

Discontinued 4 Nov 2001

1921 Sao Paulo Brazil Vila Sabrina 24 Jan 1993 Jose Olimpio Fabrizio

Discontinued 18 Nov 2001

Missions — 27

(As of Oct. 1, 2009; shown with historical number.)

(294a) BRAZIL BELEM MISSION

Avenida Nazare, 532 Sala 412

Royal Trade Center

66035-170 Belem - PA, Brazil

(213) BRAZIL BELO HORIZONTE MISSION

R. Sao Paulo, 1781, 10 Andar

Edif. 17 de Maio, Sala 1001Barrio Lourdes

30170-132 Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil

BRAZIL TERESINA MISSION

Rua Tersandro Paz, N° 2129,

Salas 105-108 Centro

64001-380 Teresina - PI, Brazil

(185a) BRAZIL BRASILIA MISSION

SHIN CA 05 salas 304/307

LOTE B1

71503-505 Brasilia DF, Brazil

(190) BRAZIL CAMPINAS MISSION

Rua 10 de Setembro, N. 38

Cambui

13023-100 Campinas - SP, Brazil

(181) BRAZIL CURITIBA MISSION

Caixa Postal 9501

Portao

80613-991 Curitiba - PR, Brazil

(281) BRAZIL FLORIANOPOLIS MISSION

R. Feliciano Nunes Pires, 42 Centro

88015-220 Florianapolis - SC

Brazil

(200) BRAZIL FORTALEZA MISSION

Caixa Postal 72800

ACF Rui Barbosa,

60150-973 Fortaleza - CE , Brazil

(321) BRAZIL GOIANIA MISSION

Rua 18, No. 110, Salas 1105 a 1107

Ed. Business Center, Setor Oeste

74120-080 Goiania - GO, Brazil

(322) BRAZIL JOAO PESSOA MISSION

Rua Jose Mariz, 515

Tambauzinho

58042-020 Joao Pessoa - PB, Brazil

(302a) Brazil Londrina Mission

Rua Higienopolis, 1100, Sala 61

Centro - Parana

86020-911 Londrina - PR, Brazil

(102) BRAZIL MACEIO MISSION

Av. Dom Antonio Brandao 333/402

Ed. Work Center/Farol

57021-190 Maceio - AL, Brazil

(233) BRAZIL MANAUS MISSION

Rua Loris Cordovil, 1066 Alvorada 1

69042-010 Manaus - AM

Brazil

(256a) BRAZIL PORTO ALEGRE NORTH MISSION

Rua Visconde de Madae 245

B. Cristo Redentor

Porto Alegre - RS, 91350-290, Brazil

(48) BRAZIL PORTO ALEGRE SOUTH MISSION

Av. Princesa Isabel,

342-B Santana

90620-970 Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil

(167a) BRAZIL RECIFE MISSION

Rua Sao Francisco 110 sala 102

52010-020 Paissandu

Recife - PE, Brazil

(279) BRAZIL RIBEIRAO PRETO MISSION

Rua Cerqueira Cesar, 481 sala 606 Centro

14010-130 Ribeirao Preto - SP, Brazil

(80) BRAZIL RIO DE JANEIRO MISSION

Av. das Americas, 1155, salas 502/503

Barra da Tijuca, 22631-000 Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil

(280) BRAZIL VITORIA MISSION

Rua Joao Baptista Parra,

633 Salas 1501/1502

Edf. Enseada Office, Enseada Do Sua

29052-123 Vitoria - ES, Brazil

(234) BRAZIL SALVADOR MISSION

Caixa Postal 6946 Pituba 41811-970 Salvador - BA,

Brazil

(296) BRAZIL SALVADOR SOUTH MISSION

Av. Lucaia, 295, sala 202/203

Ed. Empresarial Lucaia, Rio Vermelho

41811-970 Salvador - BA, Brazil

(323) BRAZIL SANTA MARIA MISSION

Rua Alberto Pascualine, 121 sala 403 Centro

97015-970 Santa Maria - RS

Brazil

(257) BRAZIL SAO PAULO EAST MISSION

Rua Caa-Acu, 229

Belenzinho

03171-020 - Sao Paulo - SP, Brazil

(258) BRAZIL SAO PAULO INTERLAGOS MISSION

Rua Euzebio de Souza

121 Jardim Londrina

05638-100 Sao Paulo - SP, Brazil

(101) BRAZIL SAO PAULO NORTH MISSION

Caixa Postal 26095

05513-970 Sao Paulo - SP, Brazil

(102) BRAZIL SAO PAULO SOUTH MISSION

R. Dr. Luiz da Rocha Miranda, 159 8 Andar

Parque Jabaquara

04311-990 Sao Paulo - SP, Brazil

BRAZIL CUIABA MISSION

Av. Hist Rubens de Mendonca,

1673 Bosque da Saude Consil

78050-000 Cuiaba - MT, Brazil

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