List of mosques in Brazil
This is a list of Mosques in Brazil. It lists notable mosques (Arabic: Masjid, Portuguese: Mesquita) and Islamic centres located in Brazil.
There are currently approximately 150 mosques in Brazil.[1]
List of mosques
The list of mosques in organised in order of federative units.
Amazonas
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro Islâmico do Amazonas | Manaus | [1] |
Bahia
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Cultural Center of Bahia | Salvador | [2] | ||
| Centro Cultural Árabe-Muçulmano | Salvador | [2] |
Ceará
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro Islâmico do Ceará | Fortaleza | [1][3] | ||
| Musala As-Salaf As-Saalih | Fortaleza | Friday prayers & Saturday Islamic Studies class only[3] |
Federal District
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia Islamic Centre Mosque (Centro Islâmico do Brasil) |
Brasilia | [1] |
Mato Grosso
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosque of Cuiabá | Cuiabá | 1978 | Founded in April 1972; open to tourists.[4] |
Minas Gerais
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesquita de Belo Horizonte | Belo Horizonte | [5] |
Paraná (state)
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosque of Curitiba (Mesquita Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib) |
Curitiba | 1972 | Rua Kellers,383 – São Francisco[1][6][7][8] | |
| Mesquita Omar Ibn Al-Khatab (Mesquita Foz Do Iguaçu) |
Foz do Iguaçu | 1983 | City near Iguaçu Falls.[9][1] | |
| Centro Islâmico Beneficente do Paraná | Curitiba | R. Hildebrando de Araújo, 729 - Jardim Botânico[1] | ||
| Iman Ali Mosque | Ponta Grossa | R. do Rosário, 138 - Centro |
Pernambuco
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Center of Recife | Recife | [1] |
Rio de Janeiro (state)
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociedade Beneficente Muçulmana | Rio de Janeiro | [1] |
Rio Grande do Norte
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Center of Natal | Natal | [1] |
Rio Grande do Sul
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chui Mosque (Mesquita Chui) |
Chui | Groundbreaking commenced in 2007. As of 2021, the mosque was open, yet incomplete.[10] | ||
| Centro Islâmico de Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre | [1] |
Santa Catarina (state)
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro Islâmico de Florianópolis | Florianópolis | [1] |
São Paulo (state)
| Name | Image | City | Year (CE) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesquita Brasil | São Paulo | 1929 | Oldest mosque in Brazil.[11] | |
| Mesquita (Musallah) Muhammad | São Paulo | 2019 | Av. Carlos de Campos 77; Fazal Ahmad | |
| The Islamic Center of Brazil | São Paulo | [1] | ||
| Masjid Abu Bakr Assiddik | São Paulo | [1] | ||
| Mesquita Salah Ad-Din Al Ayubi | São Paulo | [1] | ||
| Centro de Divulgacion do Islam da America Latina | São Paulo | [1] | ||
| Al Firdaus Masjid (Mesquita Al-Firdaus) |
São Paulo | [1] | ||
| Masjid Hanzala | São Paulo | [1] | ||
| Sociedade Beneficente Muçulmana | São Paulo | [1] | ||
| Masjid Hamza (Mesquita Hz. Hamza) |
São Paulo | [1][12] | ||
| Liga Beneficente da Juventude Islâmica do Brasil | São Paulo | [12] | ||
| Masjid Salah ed-Din al-Ayubi | São Paulo | [12] | ||
| Sociedade Islâmica Brasileira | São Paulo | [12] | ||
| Centro Islâmico de Campinas | Campinas | [1] | ||
| Cemitério Islâmico De Guarulhos | Guarulhos | [1] |
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Muslim visitor guide to Salvador, Brazil". halaltrip.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Muslim visitor guide to Fortaleza, Brazil". halaltrip.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Muculmana Mosque in Cuiaba - Brazil". beautifulmosque.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Mesquita de Belo Horizonte". halaltrip.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Mesquita Imam Ali Ibn Abi Tálib". Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Mesquita de Curitiba (Mesquita Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib)". www.centrohistoricodecuritiba.com.br. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Mesquita Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib". curitibaspace.com.br. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Mesquita". pmfi.pr.gov.br. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Chuí (RS): turismo para quem gosta de compras: #4. Visitar a mesquita da cidade" [Chuí (RS): tourism for those who like shopping: #4. Visit the city mosque]. travelterapia.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "Mesquita Brasil não quer arrebanhar fiéis, garante entidade ao JM Notícia". jmnoticia.com.br. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Muslim visitor guide to Sao Paulo". halaltrip.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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