Time difference between Brazil and other countries

Pick a country to see its time difference with Brasília, a conversion table and the best times to call. The table below shows the current time in each country and whether the gap changes through the year.

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Africa

Asia

Central America

Europe

North America

South America

How time differences work

The Earth is divided into time zones, each defined by an offset from UTC. Brasília time is UTC-3, so the difference with another country is simply the gap between the two offsets: a country on UTC+1 is four hours ahead, one on UTC-5 is two hours behind. Every figure on this page refers to Brasília time, the official time used by Brazil's capital and by most of the country.

Brazil has four time zones, from UTC-2 (Fernando de Noronha and other Atlantic islands) to UTC-5 (Acre and the southwest of Amazonas). Brasília time, UTC-3, covers the Southeast, South, Northeast, Centre-West states except Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, and several states of the North. If you are in Manaus or Cuiabá (UTC-4) or Rio Branco (UTC-5), subtract one or two hours from the numbers shown here, or use the time by state pages.

Differences change during the year because many countries, mostly in Europe and North America, move their clocks forward in spring or summer and back in autumn. Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019, so the gap shifts by one hour whenever the other country changes its clocks. In the southern hemisphere the schedule is reversed, with daylight saving time from September or October until March or April. The column "Changes yearly?" flags the countries that have a clock change within the year, and each country page shows both values and the next change date.

Some countries use offsets that are not whole hours, such as UTC+5:30 in India or UTC+5:45 in Nepal, which makes the difference include 30 or 45 minutes. To compare more than two places at once, try the time zone converter, the meeting planner or the world time page; for the zones themselves, read the time zone guide.