Brazil
Brazil Vitória Mission
Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
- Location
- Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- South America
- Local time
- America/Sao Paulo
- Coordinates
- 20.3° S, 40.3° W
- Population of Vitória
- 312,656
- Climate
- Tropical monsoon (Köppen Am)
- Currency
- Brazilian real (BRL R$)
- Languages in Brazil
- Portuguese
Where is the Brazil Vitória Mission?
The Brazil Vitória Mission is based in Vitória, in Espírito Santo, Brazil. Vitória lies about 950 km (590 miles) south-east of Brasília, at 20.3° S, 40.3° W.
Vitória has a recorded population of about 313,000. It is one of 40 missions based in Brazil.
Missionaries assigned here serve across areas set by the mission, which can reach well beyond Vitória itself, and they are transferred between those areas during a mission.
Where this information comes from
Local time in Vitória
Missionary Tracker shows this clock and today’s weather next to your missionary, so nobody has to work out whether it is a reasonable hour to write.
Climate and seasons in Vitória
Vitória has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Hot through the whole year, with a short drier stretch and a heavy monsoon delivering most of the annual rainfall. The warmest month is February, averaging a daily high of 31 °C (88 °F); the coolest is July, averaging a daily low of 15 °C (59 °F). Around 1,271 mm (50 in) of precipitation falls in an average year, most of it in November and least in July.
Wet season
October – January
- Average high
- 29 °C (84 °F)
- Average low
- 20 °C (68 °F)
- Rainfall
- 674 mm (26.5 in)
Dry season
February – September
- Average high
- 28 °C (82 °F)
- Average low
- 18 °C (64 °F)
- Rainfall
- 597 mm (23.5 in)
This describes the weather, not what to pack. Your Missionary Portal and the mission’s own “what to bring” instructions decide your clothing and equipment, and they take priority over anything here.
Languages
Languages most widely used in Brazil are Portuguese.
- Portuguese
This describes the country, not the assignment. The language a missionary is called to speak is set by the Church and stated in the call itself — it can differ from the languages above, and missionaries in one mission are not always assigned the same one.
Preparing to serve in the Brazil Vitória Mission
Start with the instructions in your Missionary Portal and the mission’s own letter — those are the only sources that speak for the Brazil Vitória Mission. These guides cover the practical side nobody sends you: the paperwork, the shopping, the packing and the last weeks at home.
What to Do After Receiving Your Mission Call
The call answers where and when. This is the order to do everything that follows, starting with the parts that have deadlines.
Read the guideLDS Mission Preparation Checklist: Everything to Do Before You Leave
The whole runway in one place — from the year before you submit a recommendation to the morning you leave for the MTC.
Read the guideLDS Missionary Packing List
Everything worth packing, in the order you should buy it, and the things most missionaries wish they had left at home.
Read the guideWhat to Bring to the MTC
The quick answer first, then the detail: what you actually need on arrival day and what can stay in the suitcase.
Read the guideVisa and travel arrangements are handled through your Missionary Portal and the Church’s travel office. Follow their instructions rather than any third-party summary, including this one.
Mission tools
Both tools are free, run entirely in your browser, and open with the Brazil Vitória Mission already selected.
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Enter the start and expected return dates for days served, days remaining and the halfway point — then download a shareable countdown card.
Create a CountdownPrintable countdown map
Turn the mission length into a free printable countdown map of Brazil, with one numbered square for each mission day to colour in.
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Set up your mission before you leave. Add the Brazil Vitória Mission and your dates to Missionary Tracker so your family has one private place to follow your countdown, current serving area and updates once your mission begins.
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