Brazil Time Zones

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What time zone is it in Brazil?

Answer

Time zones in Brazil
UTC−5 – UTC−2

Brazil abolished summer time in 2019: since then the clocks stay put the whole year.

The zones in Brazil: UTC−2, Brasília Time, UTC−4 and UTC−5.

Time Zone Facts

Number of zones
4
Offsets
UTC−5 – UTC−2
Clock changes
the clocks do not change in any part
Daylight saving time in effect now
No

The Parts and Their Zones

Part Time zoneStandard timeDaylight saving time
the Atlantic islands — Fernando de Noronha and the Trindade archipelagoUTC−2UTC−2
the southeast, the northeast and the centre — São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Salvador and RecifeBrasília TimeUTC−3
the Amazon — Manaus, Cuiabá, Campo Grande, Porto Velho and Boa VistaUTC−4UTC−4
Acre and the west of Amazonas — Rio Branco and EirunepéUTC−5UTC−5

Time Difference

UTC
2 hours behind
Eastern Time
2 hours ahead
Central Time
3 hours ahead
Mountain Time
4 hours ahead
Pacific Time
5 hours ahead
Moscow Time
MSK−5

The difference is calculated for the part «the Atlantic islands — Fernando de Noronha and the Trindade archipelago».

Current time in Brazil

UTC−2 — subtract 2 hours from UTC
the Atlantic islands — Fernando de Noronha and the Trindade archipelago

See Also

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This reference shows what time zone a place is in: the name of the zone and its abbreviations, the UTC offset in standard and daylight time, whether the clocks change there and when, plus the difference from UTC, from the four US zones and from Moscow. For example, it can help you find out what time zone is it in Brazil? (The answer is: UTC−5 – UTC−2). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'Brazil') and hit the 'Find out' button.
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FAQ

What time zone is it in Brazil?

Time zones in Brazil UTC−5 – UTC−2

Is daylight saving time observed in Brazil?

No. The clocks there stay on UTC−5 – UTC−2 all year round.

How many time zones are there in Brazil?

There are 4 of them, from UTC−5 to UTC−2: UTC−2, Brasília Time, UTC−4 and UTC−5.