What is the time zone of Brazil?

Answer 1

Most countries have one time zone each, or one during Standard Time and one during Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time. Each of the following countries uses more than one time offset at the same time (note that one of the offsets shown for France and two of the offsets shown for the United States apply only to officially uninhabited places; this list includes the times at Antarctic science stations if applicable):

• Australia : 4 on mainland in winter (+8, +8:45, +9:30 & +10), 6 on mainland in summer (+8, +8:45, +9:30, +10, +10:30 & +11); 9 total (+6:30, +7, +8, +8:45, +9:30, +10, +10:30, +11 & +11:30)
• Brazil : 4 (-5, -4, -3 & -2)
• Canada : 6 (-8, -7, -6, -5, -4 & -3:30 in winter; -7, -6, -5, -4, -3 & -2:30 in summer)
• Chile : 2 : 1 on Easter Island & 1 on the mainland (-6 & -4 in winter; -5 & -3 in summer)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo : 2 (+1 & +2)
• Denmark : 1 at mainland, 5 total (-4, -3, -1, 0 & +1 in winter; -3, -2, 0, +1 & +2 in summer)
• Ecuador : 2 : 1 on the Galapagos Islands & 1 on the mainland (-6 & -5)
• France : 1 at the mainland, 13 total in winter (-10, -9:30, -9, -8, -4, -3, +1, +3, +4, +5, +10, +11 & +12), 14 total in summer (-10, -9:30, -9, -8, -4, -3, -2, +2, +3, +4, +5, +10, +11 & +12)
• Indonesia : 3 (+7, +8 & +9)
• Japan : 2 : 1 in Antarctica & 1 in Asia (+3 & +9)
• Kazakhstan : 2 (+5 & +6)
• Kiribati : 3 (+12, +13 & +14)
• Mexico : 3 (-8, -7 & -6 in winter; -7, -6 & -5 in summer)
• Federated States of Micronesia : 2 (+10 & +11)
• Mongolia : 2 (+7 & +8)
• Netherlands : 2 : 1 in Europe (+1 in winter; +2 in summer) & 1 in the Caribbean (-4)
• New Zealand : 1 on mainland; 5 total in winter (-11, -10, +12, +12:45 & +13) & 4 total in summer (-11, -10, +13 & +13:45)
• Papua New Guinea : 2 (+10 & +11)
• Portugal : 2 : 1 in the Azores & 1 on the mainland (-1 & 0 in winter; 0 & +1 in summer)
• Russia : 11 : 10 contiguous & 1 in Kaliningrad (+2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7, +8, +9, +10, +11 & +12)
• Spain : 2 : 1 in the Canary Islands & 1 on the mainland (0 & +1 in winter; +1 & +2 in summer)
• United Kingdom : 1 at the mainland, 9 total in winter (-8, -5, -4, -3, -2, 0, +1, +2 & +6) 10 total in summer (-8, -5, -4, -3, -2, 0, +1, +2, +3 & +6)
• United States : 4 contiguous; 12 total in winter (-12, -11, -10, -9, -8, -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, +10 & +12) & 11 total in summer (all of the winter offsets except -3)

Answer 2

These states stay on Amazon Time (AMT = UTC - 4 hours) all year:

1. Acre
2. Amazonas
3. Rondônia
4. Roraima

These states are also in the Amazon Time Zone but observe Summer Time (a.k.a. daylight saving time) from the 3rd Sun. of Oct. until the 3rd Sun. of Feb. (AMST = UTC - 3 hours):

1. Mato Grosso
2. Mato Grosso do Sul

These states stay on Brasilia Time (BRT = UTC - 3 hours) all year:

1. Alagoas
2. Amapá
3. Bahia
4. Ceará
5. Maranhão
6. Pará
7. Paraíba
8. Pernambuco (the mainland part only)
9. Piauí
10. Rio Grande do Norte
11. Sergipe
12. Tocantins

The Federal District and these states are also in the Brasilia Time Zone but observe Summer Time (BRST = UTC - 2 hours) from the 3rd Sun. of Oct. until the 3rd Sun. of Feb.:

1. Espírito Santo
2. Goiás
3. Minas Gerais
4. Paraná
5. Rio de Janeiro
6. Rio Grande do Sul
7. Santa Catarina
8. São Paulo

The island chain of Fernando de Noronha, which is part of the state of Pernambuco, stays on Fernando de Noronha Time (FNT = UTC - 2 hours) all year.

Answer 3

Brazil has 3 different time zones.

The main one, the one in which the capitol (Brasilia) is located is - 3 hours GTM (3 hours less than the greenwhith time)

Answer 4

actually there is only 1 time zone between them , but in other way there are 5 time zone from west coast of us to east coast of brazil

Answer 5

Because it is a very big country. There are also time zones across Canada and USA.

Answer 6

There are 4 time zones in Brazil.

Answer 7

It is 3 hRs behind

Answer 8

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