São Paulo MTC (Brazil CTM): where it is and what to expect
The Brazil MTC, called the CTM in Portuguese, can train up to 450 missionaries at a time in the Casa Verde district of São Paulo. Here’s its official address, who trains there and what families can and can’t find out ahead of time.
Address and contact
The Church’s official page for the Brazil Missionary Training Center gives these details:
- Address: Rua Padre Antônio D’Angelo, 121, Casa Verde, CEP 02516-040, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Phone: +55 11-3856-1400
- Email: [email protected]
- Hours: listed as open all day, every day of the week
Official Brazil MTC page → · Página oficial em português · Open in Google Maps
CTM, Brazil MTC or São Paulo MTC?
All three names point to the same building. In Portuguese the Church calls it the Centro de Treinamento Missionário do Brasil, shortened to CTM do Brasil (página oficial). The English page uses Brazil Missionary Training Center, and Church Newsroom files it under São Paulo, Brazil. When you search for directions or news, try all three.
Where it is
The CTM is in Casa Verde, which the official page describes as a busy area of suburban São Paulo. The Church puts it about 45 minutes from the airport and about 45 minutes from both the São Paulo Brazil Temple and the Brazil Area offices (official page).
The page doesn’t say which airport it means, and we haven’t found an official arrival guide for this MTC. Don’t book transfers or pick a meeting point on your own. Missionary flights come through the Church’s travel process, so watch for the itinerary and read our travel portal guide.
Who trains here
Per Church Newsroom, São Paulo trains missionaries headed to Brazil, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Angola, the South America South Area, Central America, Mexico, Japan and Portugal. The training languages listed are Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese (Church Newsroom).
Newsroom’s list is older than the Church’s current count of 11 MTCs (one line still says 10 locations), so read it as a guide rather than a promise. Your call letter names your MTC. If your call says Provo, see Provo MTC drop-off. Every mission in the country is on our Brazil page.
How long missionaries stay
Newsroom gives one range for all MTCs: three to nine weeks, with missionaries who aren’t learning a new language staying three weeks at most (Church Newsroom). It doesn’t break that down for São Paulo or by language, so the report and departure dates in your call packet are the ones to plan around. The Church’s MTC hub adds that missionaries receive more details about their own MTC after they get their assignment (MTC hub).
A short history
- November 1977: the Brazil MTC was established (official page).
- 1997: it moved to a new location, the building at the Casa Verde address above (official page).
- Today: the Portuguese page says it is, so far, the largest building the Church has built outside the United States (página oficial).
Inside the building
The official page lists residence rooms, classrooms, a kitchen, a cafeteria, laundry, a gymnasium, chapels and staff offices in the one building. For exercise there’s a large outdoor court for basketball and volleyball, an outdoor walking path, a large covered court and an exercise room with stationary equipment. The CTM can train up to 450 missionaries at a time (official page).
Who leads it
On September 11, 2026, Church Newsroom announced new presidents for all 11 MTCs, starting in January 2027. For Brazil, Fotios and Virginia Mavromatis will succeed President Milton Camargo and Sister Patricia Camargo. The Mavromatises previously led the Boston Massachusetts Mission. Brother Mavromatis was born in Recife and Sister Mavromatis in Capivari, both in Brazil, and they belong to a Portuguese-speaking branch in Tampa, Florida (Church Newsroom, September 11, 2026).
Arrival, visits and mail
We couldn’t find an official public page on arrival times, drop-offs, visitors or a mailing format for the CTM. The official page gives only hours, the address and contact details, and the Brazil MTC website didn’t load when we checked on November 3, 2026. Until your missionary’s instructions arrive, don’t assume another MTC’s rules apply here.
For mail, ask your missionary for the exact name and format to use, and lean on email first. Our letters and packages guide and can we visit our missionary? cover the general rules.
Questions
Where is the São Paulo MTC?
It’s at Rua Padre Antônio D’Angelo, 121, Casa Verde, CEP 02516-040, São Paulo, in a busy suburban area about 45 minutes from the São Paulo Brazil Temple, per the official page.
What does CTM stand for?
Centro de Treinamento Missionário, Portuguese for missionary training center. The Church’s Portuguese page calls this one the CTM do Brasil.
How many missionaries can the Brazil MTC hold?
Up to 450 at a time. The official page also calls it the largest building the Church has built outside the United States.
Which languages are taught at the São Paulo MTC?
Church Newsroom lists Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese.
Who is the Brazil MTC president?
President Milton Camargo and Sister Patricia Camargo, until Fotios and Virginia Mavromatis begin serving in January 2027, per Church Newsroom.
Can families visit the CTM?
We found no official visitor or tour information for it. Follow your call packet and the instructions sent to your missionary.
Sources
- Brazil Missionary Training Center (official page)
- Centro de Treinamento Missionário do Brasil (página oficial)
- Missionary training centers (Church Newsroom)
- First Presidency Calls New Leaders for 11 Missionary Training Centers, Sept 11, 2026 (Church Newsroom)
- Missionary training centers (Church hub page)
. Official pages, your call packet and the Missionary Portal are always the final word. GotMyCall is unofficial and not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.