Brazil
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Federative Republic of Brazil / República Federativa do Brasil
The
Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil)
is the largest and most populous country in Latin America and the fifth largest
in the world. Spanning a vast area between central South America and the
Atlantic Ocean, Brazil borders Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru,
Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana. Every South American
nation except for Ecuador and Chile borders with Brazil. Named after brazilwood,
a tree highly valued by early colonists, Brazil is home to both extensive
agricultural lands and rain forests.
Brazil Time Zones
There are 4 time zones in Brazil. The time in most of Brazil visited by foreign tourists is three hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-3). This is true of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasilia, Bahia, Minas Gerais etc
What is the time in Brazil, South America?
Brazil Eastern Time - Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasiiía, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe
Districts: Adotam Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Distrito Federal
Standard Time: GMT-3
Daylight Saving Time: GMT-2
Brazil Fernando de Noronha Archipelago
Standard Time: GMT-4
Does not operate Daylight Saving Time
Brazil - Amazonas, Roraima, Rondônia, Amapá, Pará
Standard Time: GMT-4
Does not operate Daylight Saving Time
Brazil - Acre State
Standard Time: GMT-5
Does not operate Daylight Saving Time
What time zone is Brazil in?
The time in most of Brazil visited by foreign tourists is three hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-3). This is true of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasiiía, Bahia, Minas Gerais etc.
Amazonas, Roraima, Rondônia, Amapá,Pará, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso are a further one hour behind Brazilian Standard Time (GMT-4).
The north-east states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas and Sergipe are one hour ahead of Brazil Standard Time (GMT-2).
Does Brazil observe Daylight Saving Time?
In populous Brazil Summer Time comes into effect during a period and districts determined annually. During the period of Daylight Saving Time, Brazil's clocks go forward one hour in most of the Brazilian southeast.
N° 6.212 de 26/09/2007.Período: 00h de 14/10/2007 até 00h de 17/02/2008. |
Other areas of Brazil do not adopt Summer Time
What is the International Telephone Dialling Code for Brazil?
The International Dialling Code for Brazil is 55.
Brazil websites
Observatório Nacional de Brasil (National Observatory of Brazil): www.on.br
Time Change decrees: http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html
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