Mormon members belong to stakes, districts, and branches in a temple district, like the Porto Alegre Brazil Temple Temple District, which grows as members join the Church

Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

Temple District Chronological
Congregations are organized into stakes, districts, and branches, which belong to a temple district. Following are the stakes and districts belonging to the Porto Alegre Brazil Temple District listed in order of creation.
The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple serves members from 22 stakes and 9 districts based in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina:

Porto Alegre Brazil StakeFebruary 13, 1973
Novo Hamburgo Brazil StakeDecember 3, 1978
Santo Ângelo Brazil DistrictJune 1, 1979
Porto Alegre Brazil North StakeApril 21, 1981
Alegrete Brazil StakeSeptember 20, 1981
Passo Fundo Brazil StakeAugust 10, 1986
Cachoeira do Sul Brazil DistrictDecember 7, 1986
Pelotas Brazil StakeOctober 18, 1987
Porto Alegre Brazil Partenon StakeMay 25, 1991
Livramento Brazil StakeNovember 3, 1991
Porto Alegre Brazil Moinhos de Vento StakeMay 10, 1992
Uruguaiana Brazil StakeNovember 29, 1992
Santa Maria Brazil StakeJanuary 31, 1993
Quaraí Brazil DistrictSeptember 5, 1993
Bagé Brazil StakeOctober 31, 1993
Canoas Brazil StakeDecember 5, 1993
Caxias do Sul Brazil StakeDecember 5, 1993
São Leopoldo Brazil StakeDecember 5, 1993
Tubarão Brazil StakeDecember 19, 1993
Santa Cruz do Sul Brazil DistrictSeptember 25, 1994
Pelotas Brazil North StakeJuly 23, 1995
Rio Grande Brazil StakeJuly 23, 1995
Gravataí Brazil StakeDecember 17, 1995
Osório Brazil DistrictMarch 21, 1996
Porto Alegre Brazil South StakeDecember 4, 1996
Santiago Brazil DistrictJuly 18, 1999
Porto Alegre Brazil TempleDedicated December 17, 2000
São Borja Brazil DistrictOctober 21, 2001
São Gabriel Brazil DistrictNovember 4, 2001
Cruz Alta Brazil StakeFebruary 29, 2004
Gramado Brazil DistrictMarch 20, 2005
Canoas Brazil North StakeNovember 30, 2008