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Time Change 2003 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 2003.

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, 2003 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, February 16, 2003, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, February 15, 2003, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Feb 16, 2003 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 19

Forward 1 hour

Oct 19, 2003 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 19, 2003, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 19, 2003, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 19, 2003 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: 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2025

Which Federal Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 2003

Areas in Brazil using DST in 2003
Areas in Brazil on standard time all of 2003

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Brazil in 2003 (98 Locations)

Alagoinhas No Start - Feb 16 Foz do Iguaçu Oct 19 – Feb 16 Ponta Grossa Oct 19 – Feb 16
Anápolis Oct 19 – Feb 16 Garanhuns No DST Porto Acre No DST
Aracaju No DST Goiânia Oct 19 – Feb 16 Porto Alegre Oct 19 – Feb 16
Araguaína No Start - Feb 16 Governador Valadares Oct 19 – Feb 16 Porto Velho No DST
Bacabal No DST Guarulhos Oct 19 – Feb 16 Recife No DST
Balneário Camboriú Oct 19 – Feb 16 Ilha de Itamaracá No DST Ribeirão Prêto Oct 19 – Feb 16
Balsas No DST Ilhéus No Start - Feb 16 Rio Branco No DST
Barra do Garças No Start - Feb 16 Imperatriz No DST Rio de Janeiro Oct 19 – Feb 16
Barreiras No Start - Feb 16 Ipatinga Oct 19 – Feb 16 Rio Grande Oct 19 – Feb 16
Bauru Oct 19 – Feb 16 Itabuna No Start - Feb 16 Salvador No Start - Feb 16
Belém No DST Itumbiara Oct 19 – Feb 16 Santa María Oct 19 – Feb 16
Belo Horizonte Oct 19 – Feb 16 Jequié No Start - Feb 16 Santarém No DST
Blumenau Oct 19 – Feb 16 João Pessoa No DST Santos Oct 19 – Feb 16
Boa Vista No DST Joinville Oct 19 – Feb 16 São Félix do Xingu No DST
Brasilia Oct 19 – Feb 16 Juàzeiro do Norte No DST São Gabriel da Cachoeira No DST
Camaçari No Start - Feb 16 Juiz de Fora Oct 19 – Feb 16 São José do Rio Preto Oct 19 – Feb 16
Campina Grande No DST Londrina Oct 19 – Feb 16 São José dos Campos Oct 19 – Feb 16
Campinas Oct 19 – Feb 16 Macaé Oct 19 – Feb 16 São Luis No DST
Campo Grande Oct 19 – Feb 16 Macapá No DST São Paulo Oct 19 – Feb 16
Campos Oct 19 – Feb 16 Maceió No DST Sinop No Start - Feb 16
Caruaru No DST Manaus No DST Sobral No DST
Caxias do Sul Oct 19 – Feb 16 Manicoré No DST Sorocaba Oct 19 – Feb 16
Codó No DST Montes Claros Oct 19 – Feb 16 Tabatinga No DST
Criciúma Oct 19 – Feb 16 Mossoró No DST Tefé No DST
Cruzeiro do Sul No DST Natal No DST Teófilo Otoni Oct 19 – Feb 16
Cuiabá No Start - Feb 16 Niterói Oct 19 – Feb 16 Teresina No DST
Curitiba Oct 19 – Feb 16 Olímpia Oct 19 – Feb 16 Uberaba Oct 19 – Feb 16
Dourados Oct 19 – Feb 16 Palmas No Start - Feb 16 Uberlândia Oct 19 – Feb 16
Eirunepé No DST Parnaíba No DST Uruguaiana Oct 19 – Feb 16
Feira de Santana No Start - Feb 16 Passo Fundo Oct 19 – Feb 16 Vitória Oct 19 – Feb 16
Fernando de Noronha No DST Pelotas Oct 19 – Feb 16 Vitória da Conquista No Start - Feb 16
Florianópolis Oct 19 – Feb 16 Petrópolis Oct 19 – Feb 16 Volta Redonda Oct 19 – Feb 16
Fortaleza No DST Pirassununga Oct 19 – Feb 16

Daylight Saving Time History in Brazil

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