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Time Change 1996 in Brazil

Last change: 2019
Feb
17
1 hour Back

Feb 17, 2019, 12:00 midnight

In some areas of Brazil

Country: Brazil
Long Name: Federative Republic of Brazil
Abbreviations: BR, BRA
Capital: Brasilia
Time Zones: 4
Dial Code: +55

Note: Only some parts of Brazil used DST in 1996.

Does Brazil Have DST?

There is no Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Brazil. The country scrapped the practice in 2019.

Feb 11

Back 1 hour

Feb 11, 1996 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, February 11, 1996, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, February 10, 1996, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Feb 11, 1996 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
Sunday, February 17, 2013: Brazil ends Daylight Saving Time

Oct 6

Forward 1 hour

Oct 6, 1996 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 6, 1996, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 6, 1996, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 6, 1996 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

More info:
Sunday, February 17, 2013: Brazil ends Daylight Saving Time

Other years: 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2025

Which Federal Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 1996

Areas in Brazil using DST in 1996
Areas in Brazil on standard time all of 1996

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Brazil in 1996 (98 Locations)

Alagoinhas Oct 6 – Feb 11 Foz do Iguaçu Oct 6 – Feb 11 Ponta Grossa Oct 6 – Feb 11
Anápolis Oct 6 – Feb 11 Garanhuns No DST Porto Acre No DST
Aracaju No Start - Feb 11 Goiânia Oct 6 – Feb 11 Porto Alegre Oct 6 – Feb 11
Araguaína Oct 6 – Feb 11 Governador Valadares Oct 6 – Feb 11 Porto Velho No DST
Bacabal No DST Guarulhos Oct 6 – Feb 11 Recife No DST
Balneário Camboriú Oct 6 – Feb 11 Ilha de Itamaracá No DST Ribeirão Prêto Oct 6 – Feb 11
Balsas No DST Ilhéus Oct 6 – Feb 11 Rio Branco No DST
Barra do Garças Oct 6 – Feb 11 Imperatriz No DST Rio de Janeiro Oct 6 – Feb 11
Barreiras Oct 6 – Feb 11 Ipatinga Oct 6 – Feb 11 Rio Grande Oct 6 – Feb 11
Bauru Oct 6 – Feb 11 Itabuna Oct 6 – Feb 11 Salvador Oct 6 – Feb 11
Belém No DST Itumbiara Oct 6 – Feb 11 Santa María Oct 6 – Feb 11
Belo Horizonte Oct 6 – Feb 11 Jequié Oct 6 – Feb 11 Santarém No DST
Blumenau Oct 6 – Feb 11 João Pessoa No DST Santos Oct 6 – Feb 11
Boa Vista No DST Joinville Oct 6 – Feb 11 São Félix do Xingu No DST
Brasilia Oct 6 – Feb 11 Juàzeiro do Norte No DST São Gabriel da Cachoeira No DST
Camaçari Oct 6 – Feb 11 Juiz de Fora Oct 6 – Feb 11 São José do Rio Preto Oct 6 – Feb 11
Campina Grande No DST Londrina Oct 6 – Feb 11 São José dos Campos Oct 6 – Feb 11
Campinas Oct 6 – Feb 11 Macaé Oct 6 – Feb 11 São Luis No DST
Campo Grande Oct 6 – Feb 11 Macapá No DST São Paulo Oct 6 – Feb 11
Campos Oct 6 – Feb 11 Maceió No Start - Feb 11 Sinop Oct 6 – Feb 11
Caruaru No DST Manaus No DST Sobral No DST
Caxias do Sul Oct 6 – Feb 11 Manicoré No DST Sorocaba Oct 6 – Feb 11
Codó No DST Montes Claros Oct 6 – Feb 11 Tabatinga No DST
Criciúma Oct 6 – Feb 11 Mossoró No DST Tefé No DST
Cruzeiro do Sul No DST Natal No DST Teófilo Otoni Oct 6 – Feb 11
Cuiabá Oct 6 – Feb 11 Niterói Oct 6 – Feb 11 Teresina No DST
Curitiba Oct 6 – Feb 11 Olímpia Oct 6 – Feb 11 Uberaba Oct 6 – Feb 11
Dourados Oct 6 – Feb 11 Palmas Oct 6 – Feb 11 Uberlândia Oct 6 – Feb 11
Eirunepé No DST Parnaíba No DST Uruguaiana Oct 6 – Feb 11
Feira de Santana Oct 6 – Feb 11 Passo Fundo Oct 6 – Feb 11 Vitória Oct 6 – Feb 11
Fernando de Noronha No DST Pelotas Oct 6 – Feb 11 Vitória da Conquista Oct 6 – Feb 11
Florianópolis Oct 6 – Feb 11 Petrópolis Oct 6 – Feb 11 Volta Redonda Oct 6 – Feb 11
Fortaleza No DST Pirassununga Oct 6 – Feb 11

Daylight Saving Time History in Brazil

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