What is Brasilia Time?
You need to keep in mind that Brasilia Time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 3 hours behind the
UTC time zone.
This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.
In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.
The IANA time zone identifier used is Etc/GMT+3.
Please be aware that
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not used in this time zone.
Without DST clocks do not change in this time zone, keeping the same UTC offset throughout the year.
About This Time Pattern
What is Brasilia Time Zone Right Now?
Brasilia Time zone is a time offset that subtracts 3 hours from
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.
Its main cities and territories are:
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the time zone.
This time offset is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.
You need to be very careful finding these time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have the same UTC offset:
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Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT)
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Amazon Summer Time (AMST)
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Argentina Time (ART)
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Chile Summer Time (CLST)
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Falkland Islands Summer Time (FKST)
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French Guiana Time (GFT)
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon Standard Time (PMST)
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Paraguay Summer Time (PYST)
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Rothera Research Station Time (ROTT)
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Suriname Time (SRT)
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Uruguay Standard Time (UYT)
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West Greenland Time (WGT)
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Papa Time Zone (P)
Main Countries
This time zone is used in the following country:
The main time zone of Brazil comprises the states in the South, Southeast and Northeast regions, plus the states of Goias, Tocantins, Para and Amapa, and the Federal District, which includes the national capital city, Brasilia.
About 93% of the Brazilian population live in this time zone, which covers about 60% of the country's land area.
Current Brasilia Time with seconds according to the official atomic clock.
