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America/Recife

America/Recife is the IANA time zone for Pernambuco 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/Recife' })

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

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

Cities in America/Recife

Also in this zone: Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Caruaru, Petrolina, Olinda, Paulista, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Camaragibe, Garanhuns, Vitória de Santo Antão, Igarassu, São Lourenço da Mata, Ipojuca, Abreu e Lima.

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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