Help us build a new núcleo of the União do Vegetal

Cariacica · Espírito Santo · Brazil · 5th Region

The DAV Cariacica Temple is more than construction — it is our irmandade giving form to a shared purpose.

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How it all began

The beginning of the work

The first steps: recognizing the land, and the irmandade gathered for the first time in the space that will become our núcleo.

Land acquired
Land acquired
Land with the tent set up at the start of the works
Tent set up on the land
First session of the irmandade on the land
First session of the irmandade on the land
First mutirão of the irmandade on the land
First mutirão on the land
The land today

The irmandade is already building

The Temple is still to come, but the work has begun. See the irmandade working hand in hand.

The irmandade gathered on the land
Irmandade carrying sand during the mutirão
Saturday mutirão
Brothers and sisters gathered during the mutirão
Brothers and sisters at the hex-block mutirão
Irmandade at the hexagonal-blocks mutirão
Extra mutirão of the irmandade
Kitchen
Kitchen
Tool room
Tool room
Overview of the land
Overview of the land
Irmandade gathered on the land

Land acquired

Design completed

... Raising funds

... Temple construction

The architectural design

Our dream

Three arches on the facade — Light, Peace, and Love. In wood, brick, and glass, a space designed to welcome everyone.

3D render of the main facade of the DAV Temple
External area
External area with covered refectory
Internal corridor
Internal corridor
Internal courtyard
Internal courtyard with garden
Side view
Side view of the Temple
Main hall — Light, Peace, and Love
Main hall — Light, Peace, and Love
Main hall — wide view
Main hall — wide view
Back view
Back view
Main facade — side angle
Main facade — side angle
Every contribution carries great value

Support the Temple

Every gift is one more step in the construction of this sacred place.

The União do Vegetal is a recognized religious society. In the United States, our right to free exercise was affirmed unanimously by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006 (Gonzales v. O Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal).

Campaign goal R$ 250,000 (~US$50,000)

International donation channels are coming soon.

We are setting up Stripe (card) and Wise (bank transfer) to receive contributions from abroad. In the meantime, please reach out via WhatsApp or sign the donor book below so we can notify you when channels go live.

Donor book

If you wish, fill out the form below to sign our donor book.