Brasília Time (BRT) · UTC−3 · No Daylight Saving Time since 2019
| City | Time Zone | Current Time |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo (BRT) | UTC−3 | --:-- |
| New York | EST/EDT | --:-- |
| Los Angeles | PST/PDT | --:-- |
| London | GMT/BST | --:-- |
| Berlin | CET/CEST | --:-- |
| Dubai | GST | --:-- |
| Singapore | SGT | --:-- |
| Tokyo | JST | --:-- |
| Lagos | WAT | --:-- |
Brazil (BRT, UTC−3) has no DST since 2019. Target 9:00 AM–6:00 PM BRT for business calls.
| Calling From | Your Time | Brazil Time |
|---|---|---|
| EST (New York) | 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM BRT |
| PST (Los Angeles) | 4:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM BRT |
| GMT (London) | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM BRT |
| CET (Berlin/Paris) | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM CET | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM BRT |
| IST (India) | 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM IST | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM BRT |
Brazil spans an unusually wide range of longitudes for a single country, which is why it uses four different time zones. The vast majority of Brazilians — including everyone in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasília — live in BRT (Brasília Time, UTC−3).
Brazil abolished Daylight Saving Time in 2019. Previously, southern states moved clocks forward by one hour during the Southern Hemisphere summer (roughly October through February). Since April 2019, all Brazilian time zones are fixed year-round. This means the time difference between Brazil and DST-observing countries like the US and UK changes when those countries adjust their clocks — but Brazil never changes its own.
| Zone | UTC Offset | States / Region |
|---|---|---|
| BRT — Brasília Time | UTC−3 | São Paulo, Rio, Brasília, Bahia, Ceará, most states |
| AMT — Amazon Time | UTC−4 | Manaus, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, parts of Amazonas |
| ACT — Acre Time | UTC−5 | Acre state, southwest Amazonas |
| FNT — Fernando de Noronha | UTC−2 | Fernando de Noronha island territory |
| City / Region | Time Zone | Local Time (when BRT = 12:00) |
|---|---|---|
| New York | EST (UTC−5) | 10:00 AM(11:00 AM EDT in summer) |
| Los Angeles | PST (UTC−8) | 7:00 AM(8:00 AM PDT in summer) |
| London | GMT (UTC+0) | 3:00 PM(4:00 PM BST in summer) |
| Berlin / Paris | CET (UTC+1) | 4:00 PM(5:00 PM CEST in summer) |
| Lagos (Nigeria) | WAT (UTC+1) | 4:00 PM |
| Dubai | GST (UTC+4) | 7:00 PM |
| Mumbai (IST) | IST (UTC+5:30) | 8:30 PM |
| Singapore | SGT (UTC+8) | 11:00 PM |
| Tokyo | JST (UTC+9) | Midnight |