Satellite View of Brasilia
Brasilia sits at -15.8267, -47.9218. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
South America · America/Sao_Paulo
Current Time in Brazil
Live local time in Brasilia, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather conditions.
Brasilia, Brazil
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Brasilia Right Now
Weather, sky, sea and location for Brasilia, all updating live.
Weather in Brasilia
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Sun and Daylight
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Reference
Brazil at a Glance
| Country | Brazil |
| Capital | Brasilia |
| Region | South America |
| IANA time zone | America/Sao_Paulo |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Time zones in country | 4 |
| Daylight saving | Not observed |
| Population | about 216 million |
| Currency | Brazilian Real (BRL) |
| Calling code | +55 |
| Capital coordinates | -15.8267, -47.9218 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Brasilia | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
| Hemisphere | Southern |
| Coastline | Has a coastline |
Working with Brazil
Time Differences and Business Hours
How Brasilia lines up against the cities people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Brasilia. For a specific date, use the converter; to find a meeting slot, use the meeting planner.
Understanding the offset
How Brazil Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Brasilia sits in America/Sao_Paulo. That name matters more than the number: an offset like the one shown above is only true today, whereas the zone name carries every rule about when the country changes its clocks. Software that stores offsets instead of zone names breaks at the next changeover.
A Steady Offset
Brazil keeps the same offset all year. That sounds simpler, and it is, but it means the gap to any country that does change clocks shifts by an hour twice a year without anything changing on this end.
More Than One Zone
Brazil spans about 4 time zones. The clock above is the capital's. If you are dealing with another part of the country, check which zone that region actually uses before assuming it matches Brasilia.
Writing Times Clearly
When you send a time to someone in Brazil, write the zone with it, or better, send a calendar invitation that converts automatically for each recipient. "14:00 UTC" cannot be misread; "2pm" in a message reaching three countries reliably produces at least one person joining an hour out.
Inside Brazil
Time by State, Province or Territory
Brazil spans more than one time zone, so a single national clock cannot answer the question. Each place below has its own page with live local time and weather.
Acre
Rio Branco
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Alagoas
Maceió
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Amapá
Macapá
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Amazonas
Manaus
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Bahia
Salvador
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Ceará
Fortaleza
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Distrito Federal
Brasília
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Espírito Santo
Vitória
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Goiás
Goiânia
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Maranhão
São Luís
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Mato Grosso
Cuiabá
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Mato Grosso do Sul
Campo Grande
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Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte
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Paraná
Curitiba
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Paraíba
João Pessoa
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Pará
Belém
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Pernambuco
Recife
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Piauí
Teresina
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Rio Grande do Norte
Natal
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Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre
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Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
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Rondônia
Porto Velho
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Roraima
Boa Vista
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Santa Catarina
Florianópolis
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Sergipe
Aracaju
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São Paulo
São Paulo
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Tocantins
Palmas
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Answers
Brazil Time Questions
What time is it in Brazil right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Brasilia, Brazil, updating every second. It is calculated from the America/Sao_Paulo time zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving rules are applied automatically and correctly.
What time zone does Brazil use?
Brasilia uses the America/Sao_Paulo zone. The current UTC offset is shown in the panel above and updates itself if the country changes its clocks. Brazil spans 4 time zones in total, so other parts of the country may differ from the capital.
Does Brazil observe daylight saving time?
No. Brazil stays on the same offset all year, so the gap between Brasilia and any country that does change clocks will differ by an hour for part of the year. That is the most common cause of a recurring meeting drifting.
How do I convert Brazil time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Brasilia and your own device clock. For a specific date and time rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which handles daylight saving for the date you enter rather than for today.
Where does the weather on this page come from?
Open-Meteo, a free weather service. The request goes directly from your browser to their API, so nothing about your visit passes through our server. It reports current conditions and a short forecast for Brasilia.
How accurate is the clock?
It reads your own device clock and re-expresses that instant in the America/Sao_Paulo zone, so it is exactly as accurate as your device. Almost every phone and computer syncs to a network time server automatically, which puts you within a fraction of a second.