List of mosques in Brazil

Omar Mosque in Foz do Iguaçu near Iguaçu Falls.

This is a list of Mosques in Brazil. It lists mosques (Arabic: Masjid, Portuguese: Mesquita) and Islamic centres in Brazil, South America. It lists some but by no means all of the mosques in Brazil.

There are over 150[1] mosques in Brazil, and the number is growing with the increase of Muslim tourists visiting Brazil.[1]

List of mosques in Brazil

Note: Mesquita means mosque in the Portuguese language used in Brazil.

Name Images City State Year Opened Facilities & Services Notes Ref.
Mesquita Brasil (São Paulo) São Paulo São Paulo (state) 1929[2] Oldest mosque in Brazil.[2] [3]
Mesquita Omar Ibn Al-Khatab (Mesquita Foz Do Iguaçu) Foz do Iguaçu Paraná 1983 City near Iguaçu Falls. [4][1]
Mosque of Cuiabá Cuiabá Mato Grosso 16 July 1978 Open to tourist. Founded in April 1972. [5]
Centro Islâmico do Brasil (Brasilia Islamic Centre Mosque) Brasilia Federal District [1]
The Islamic Center of Brazil São Paulo São Paulo (state) [1]
Masjid Abu Bakr Assiddik São Paulo São Paulo (state) [1]
Mesquita Salah Ad-Din Al Ayubi São Paulo São Paulo (state) [1]
Centro de Divulgacion do Islam da America Latina São Paulo São Paulo (state) [1]
Al Firdaus Masjid (Mesquita Al-Firdaus) São Paulo São Paulo (state) [1]
Masjid Hanzala São Paulo São Paulo (state) [1]
Sociedade Beneficente Musulmana São Paulo São Paulo (state) [1]
Masjid Hamza (Mesquita Hz. Hamza) São Paulo São Paulo (state) [1][6]
Liga da Juventude Islamica Beneficiente do Brasil São Paulo São Paulo (state) [6]
Masjid Salah ed-Din al-Ayubi São Paulo São Paulo (state) [6]
Sociedade Islamica Brasileira. São Paulo São Paulo (state) [6]
The Islamic Center of Curitiba Curitiba Paraná [1]
Mosque of Curitiba Curitiba Paraná [1]
Mesquita de Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais [7]
Centro Islamico de Campinas Campinas São Paulo (state) [1]
Cemitério Islâmico De Guarulhos Guarulhos São Paulo (state) [1]
Sociedade Beneficente Muçulmana Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (state) [1]
Islamic Cultural Center of Bahia Salvador Bahia [8]
Arab Islamic Cultural Beneficient Center Salvador Bahia [8]
Centero Islamico Do Amazonas Manaus Amazonas [1]
Centro Islamico de Florianopolis Florianopolis Santa Catarina [1]
Centro Islâmico de Porto Alegre Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul [1]
Islamic Center of Ceará Fortaleza Ceará [1][9]
Musala As-Salaf As-Saalih Fortaleza Ceará Friday prayers & Saturday Islamic Studies class only[9] [9]
Islamic Center of Recife Recife Pernambuco [1]
Islamic Center of Natal Natal Rio Grande do Norte [1]
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "A Guide to Finding Mosques in Brazil". halaltrip.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Mesquita Brasil não quer arrebanhar fiéis, garante entidade ao JM Notícia". jmnoticia.com.br. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mesquita Brasil não quer arrebanhar fiéis, garante entidade ao JM Notícia". jmnoticia.com.br. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mesquita". pmfi.pr.gov.br. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Muculmana Mosque in Cuiaba - Brazil". beautifulmosque.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Muslim visitor guide to Sao Paulo". halaltrip.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Mesquita de Belo Horizonte". halaltrip.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Muslim visitor guide to Salvador, Brazil". halaltrip.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 "Muslim visitor guide to Fortaleza, Brazil". halaltrip.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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