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Time Change 1997 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 1997.

Does Brazil Have DST?

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

Feb 16

Back 1 hour

Feb 16, 1997 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, February 16, 1997, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, February 15, 1997, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Feb 16, 1997 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, 1997 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Monday, October 6, 1997, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Monday, October 6, 1997, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 6, 1997 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: 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2025

Which Federal Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 1997

Areas in Brazil using DST in 1997
Areas in Brazil on standard time all of 1997

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Brazil in 1997 (98 Locations)

Alagoinhas Oct 6 – Feb 16 Foz do Iguaçu Oct 6 – Feb 16 Ponta Grossa Oct 6 – Feb 16
Anápolis Oct 6 – Feb 16 Garanhuns No DST Porto Acre No DST
Aracaju No DST Goiânia Oct 6 – Feb 16 Porto Alegre Oct 6 – Feb 16
Araguaína Oct 6 – Feb 16 Governador Valadares Oct 6 – Feb 16 Porto Velho No DST
Bacabal No DST Guarulhos Oct 6 – Feb 16 Recife No DST
Balneário Camboriú Oct 6 – Feb 16 Ilha de Itamaracá No DST Ribeirão Prêto Oct 6 – Feb 16
Balsas No DST Ilhéus Oct 6 – Feb 16 Rio Branco No DST
Barra do Garças Oct 6 – Feb 16 Imperatriz No DST Rio de Janeiro Oct 6 – Feb 16
Barreiras Oct 6 – Feb 16 Ipatinga Oct 6 – Feb 16 Rio Grande Oct 6 – Feb 16
Bauru Oct 6 – Feb 16 Itabuna Oct 6 – Feb 16 Salvador Oct 6 – Feb 16
Belém No DST Itumbiara Oct 6 – Feb 16 Santa María Oct 6 – Feb 16
Belo Horizonte Oct 6 – Feb 16 Jequié Oct 6 – Feb 16 Santarém No DST
Blumenau Oct 6 – Feb 16 João Pessoa No DST Santos Oct 6 – Feb 16
Boa Vista No DST Joinville Oct 6 – Feb 16 São Félix do Xingu No DST
Brasilia Oct 6 – Feb 16 Juàzeiro do Norte No DST São Gabriel da Cachoeira No DST
Camaçari Oct 6 – Feb 16 Juiz de Fora Oct 6 – Feb 16 São José do Rio Preto Oct 6 – Feb 16
Campina Grande No DST Londrina Oct 6 – Feb 16 São José dos Campos Oct 6 – Feb 16
Campinas Oct 6 – Feb 16 Macaé Oct 6 – Feb 16 São Luis No DST
Campo Grande Oct 6 – Feb 16 Macapá No DST São Paulo Oct 6 – Feb 16
Campos Oct 6 – Feb 16 Maceió No DST Sinop Oct 6 – Feb 16
Caruaru No DST Manaus No DST Sobral No DST
Caxias do Sul Oct 6 – Feb 16 Manicoré No DST Sorocaba Oct 6 – Feb 16
Codó No DST Montes Claros Oct 6 – Feb 16 Tabatinga No DST
Criciúma Oct 6 – Feb 16 Mossoró No DST Tefé No DST
Cruzeiro do Sul No DST Natal No DST Teófilo Otoni Oct 6 – Feb 16
Cuiabá Oct 6 – Feb 16 Niterói Oct 6 – Feb 16 Teresina No DST
Curitiba Oct 6 – Feb 16 Olímpia Oct 6 – Feb 16 Uberaba Oct 6 – Feb 16
Dourados Oct 6 – Feb 16 Palmas Oct 6 – Feb 16 Uberlândia Oct 6 – Feb 16
Eirunepé No DST Parnaíba No DST Uruguaiana Oct 6 – Feb 16
Feira de Santana Oct 6 – Feb 16 Passo Fundo Oct 6 – Feb 16 Vitória Oct 6 – Feb 16
Fernando de Noronha No DST Pelotas Oct 6 – Feb 16 Vitória da Conquista Oct 6 – Feb 16
Florianópolis Oct 6 – Feb 16 Petrópolis Oct 6 – Feb 16 Volta Redonda Oct 6 – Feb 16
Fortaleza No DST Pirassununga Oct 6 – Feb 16

Daylight Saving Time History in Brazil

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