What Timezone is Brazil In?

Main timezone of Brazil UTC-03:00

Facts last checked 9 October 2026.

Current time in Brazil (UTC-03:00): —
Standard time shown — daylight saving may apply at certain times of year.

Brazil spans 4 timezones — largely because of its overseas territories and outlying regions: UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-02:00.

When it is 12:00 noon UTC, the time in Brazil (UTC-03:00) is 09:00. Counting down to a trip? Try a countdown timer set to local Brazil time.

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Time difference between Brazil and major cities

City	Standard offset	Brazil is… (compared with that city)
London	UTC+0	3 hours behind
New York	UTC-5	2 hours ahead
Los Angeles	UTC-8	5 hours ahead
Dubai	UTC+4	7 hours behind
Mumbai / Delhi	UTC+5.5	8.5 hours behind
Tokyo	UTC+9	12 hours behind
Sydney	UTC+10	13 hours behind

Based on standard (winter) time. Where a place observes daylight saving the gap changes by an hour for part of the year.

Other countries on UTC-03:00

Brazil in context

Brazil covers 8,515,767 km², making it the 5th largest of the 196 countries on this site.
Its population density of about 25 people per km² ranks 164th of 196 (1st = most crowded).
It shares a land border with 9 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.
With 213,421,037 people, Brazil holds about 48.9% of the population of South America.
Traffic drives on the right, and calendars start the week on Sunday.
Brazil is a member state of the United Nations.

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