BRAZIL TIME ZONES - BRAZIL CURRENT TIME
Brazil uses three standard time zones. From west to east the UTC/GMT - 4 is observed in six western states. UTC/GMT - 3 is used in twenty-one central and eastern states, including the capital of Brasilia and UTC/GMT -2 is observed in several islands off the east coast of Brazil, including the twenty one islands in the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha.
Prior to 2008 Brazil utilized four time zones, however, the Brazilian Government moved states which had been observing UTC/GMT - 5 into the UTC/GMT - 4 time zone. This included the state of Acre and other municipalities southwest of the Amazon rainforest. In October 2010 a referendum was held in Acre in which a majority of voters indicated their desire to move back to the UTC/GMT - 5 time zone. At this time Acre is still UTC/GMT - 4.
Daylight Saving Time in Brazil is observed by most of the southern, south-eastern and central-western states which includes, Bahia, Espirito Santo, the Federal District, Goias, part of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo. Daylight saving time is not observed in the north and north-eastern states.
Updates: Bahia has not observed daylight saving time since 2003, however, the state will reinstate daylight saving time on October 16, 2011.
Also the state of Mato Grosso has announced that effective October 16, 2011 thirty-two (32) municipalies within the state will not observe daylight saving time, and will stay on standard time UTC/GMT - 4 year round. The remainder of the state, including the capital Cuiaba, will observe daylight saving time.
In 2008 the Brazilian government established an annual daylight saving time schedule in which daylight saving time would begin at midnight 00:00 locat time on the third Sunday in October and would end on the third Sunday in February at 00:00 midnight. If the end of daylight saving time falls on the "Sunday of Carnival" the time of observance will be extended by one week.
Brazil Time Zone Map
| Brazil Current Times | ||||
| UTC - 4 year round |
UTC - 4 Winter UTC -3 Summer |
UTC - 3 year round |
UTC - 3 Winter UTC -2 Summer |
UTC - 2 year round |
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States of Alagoas | Ampa Ceara Maranhao Para | Paraiba Pernambuco Piaui Rio Grande Norte Sergipe Tocantins |
States of Bahia Espirito Santo Federal District Goias Minas Gerais Parana Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande Sul Santa Catarina Sao Paulo |
Islands and Archipelago Fernando de Noronha Trindade Martim Vaz |
2/13/2012 8:56 am UTC - 4 |
2/13/2012 9:56 am UTC - 3 |
2/13/2012 9:56 am UTC - 3 |
2/13/2012 10:56 am UTC - 2 |
2/13/2012 10:56 am UTC - 2 |
| State | UTC - Offset Standard Time |
Observe Daylight Savings Time | UTC - Offset DST Time |
| Acre | UTC-4 | No | None |
| Alagoas | UTC-3 | No | None |
| Amapa | UTC-3 | No | None |
| Amazonas | UTC-4 | No | None |
| Bahia | UTC-3 | Yes | UTC-2 |
| Ceara | UTC-3 | No | None |
| Espirito Santo | UTC-3 | Yes | UTC-2 |
| Federal District | UTC-3 | Yes | UTC-2 |
| Goias | UTC-3 | Yes | UTC-2 |
| Fernando de Noronha | UTC-2 | No | None |
| Maranhao | UTC-3 | No | None |
| Mato Grosso (part of) | UTC-4 | Yes | UTC-3 |
| Mato Grosso (part of) | UTC-4 | No | None |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | UTC-4 | Yes | UTC-3 |
| Minas Gerais | UTC-3 | Yes | UTC-2 |
| Para | UTC-3 | No | None |
| Paraiba | UTC-3 | No | None |
| Parana | UTC-3 | Yes | UTC-2 |
| Pernambuco | UTC-3 | No | None |
| Piaui | UTC-3 | No | None |
| Rio de Janeiro | UTC-3 | Yes | UTC-2 |
| Rio Grande do Norte | UTC-3 | No | None |
| Rio Grande do Sul | UTC-3 | Yes | UTC-2 |
| Rondonia | UTC-4 | No | None |
| Roraima | UTC-4 | No | None |
| Santa Catarina | UTC-3 | Yes | UTC-2 |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-3 | Yes | UTC-2 |
| Sergipe | UTC-3 | No | None |
| Tocantins | UTC-3 | No | None |
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