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America/Sao_Paulo

America/Sao_Paulo is the IANA time zone for Brazil (southeast: GO, DF, MG, ES, RJ, SP, PR, SC, RS) 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
Aliases
Brazil/East (old ids that resolve to America/Sao_Paulo)

Use it in code

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

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

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

Cities in America/Sao_Paulo

Also in this zone: Guarulhos, Nova Iguaçu, Duque de Caxias, São Bernardo do Campo, São José dos Campos, Osasco, Ribeirão Preto, Sorocaba, Santo André, Contagem.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–1984: UTC−3
  • 1985–2019: UTC−3 and UTC−2 each year
  • 2020–2026: UTC−3

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