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America/Fortaleza

America/Fortaleza is the IANA time zone for Brazil (northeast: MA, PI, CE, RN, PB) in Brazil.

UTC−03:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC−3 BRT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC−03:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC−3 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
Brasilia Standard Time
Abbreviation
BRT
Long name
Brasilia Standard Time

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Fortaleza' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('America/Fortaleza')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'America/Fortaleza';

Cities in America/Fortaleza

Also in this zone: São Luís, Natal, Teresina, João Pessoa, Caucaia, Campina Grande, Parnamirim, Mossoró, São José de Ribamar, Maracanaú, Juazeiro do Norte, Imperatriz, Sobral, Timon, Caxias, Santa Rita, Paço do Lumiar.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–1984: UTC−3
  • 1985–1990: UTC−3 and UTC−2 each year
  • 1991–1998: UTC−3
  • 1999–2002: UTC−3 and UTC−2 each year
  • 2003–2026: UTC−3

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