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Time Change 2012 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 2012.

Does Brazil Have DST?

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

Feb 26

Back 1 hour

Feb 26, 2012 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Feb 26, 2012 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 21

Forward 1 hour

Oct 21, 2012 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 21, 2012, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 21, 2012, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 21, 2012 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, October 21, 2012: Brazilians start Daylight Saving Time
Sunday, February 17, 2013: Brazil ends Daylight Saving Time

Other years: 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2025

Which Federal Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 2012

Areas in Brazil using DST in 2012
Areas in Brazil on standard time all of 2012

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Brazil in 2012 (98 Locations)

Alagoinhas No Start - Feb 26 Foz do Iguaçu Oct 21 – Feb 26 Ponta Grossa Oct 21 – Feb 26
Anápolis Oct 21 – Feb 26 Garanhuns No DST Porto Acre No DST
Aracaju No DST Goiânia Oct 21 – Feb 26 Porto Alegre Oct 21 – Feb 26
Araguaína Oct 21 - No End Governador Valadares Oct 21 – Feb 26 Porto Velho No DST
Bacabal No DST Guarulhos Oct 21 – Feb 26 Recife No DST
Balneário Camboriú Oct 21 – Feb 26 Ilha de Itamaracá No DST Ribeirão Prêto Oct 21 – Feb 26
Balsas No DST Ilhéus No Start - Feb 26 Rio Branco No DST
Barra do Garças No DST Imperatriz No DST Rio de Janeiro Oct 21 – Feb 26
Barreiras No Start - Feb 26 Ipatinga Oct 21 – Feb 26 Rio Grande Oct 21 – Feb 26
Bauru Oct 21 – Feb 26 Itabuna No Start - Feb 26 Salvador No Start - Feb 26
Belém No DST Itumbiara Oct 21 – Feb 26 Santa María Oct 21 – Feb 26
Belo Horizonte Oct 21 – Feb 26 Jequié No Start - Feb 26 Santarém No DST
Blumenau Oct 21 – Feb 26 João Pessoa No DST Santos Oct 21 – Feb 26
Boa Vista No DST Joinville Oct 21 – Feb 26 São Félix do Xingu No DST
Brasilia Oct 21 – Feb 26 Juàzeiro do Norte No DST São Gabriel da Cachoeira No DST
Camaçari No Start - Feb 26 Juiz de Fora Oct 21 – Feb 26 São José do Rio Preto Oct 21 – Feb 26
Campina Grande No DST Londrina Oct 21 – Feb 26 São José dos Campos Oct 21 – Feb 26
Campinas Oct 21 – Feb 26 Macaé Oct 21 – Feb 26 São Luis No DST
Campo Grande Oct 21 – Feb 26 Macapá No DST São Paulo Oct 21 – Feb 26
Campos Oct 21 – Feb 26 Maceió No DST Sinop Oct 21 – Feb 26
Caruaru No DST Manaus No DST Sobral No DST
Caxias do Sul Oct 21 – Feb 26 Manicoré No DST Sorocaba Oct 21 – Feb 26
Codó No DST Montes Claros Oct 21 – Feb 26 Tabatinga No DST
Criciúma Oct 21 – Feb 26 Mossoró No DST Tefé No DST
Cruzeiro do Sul No DST Natal No DST Teófilo Otoni Oct 21 – Feb 26
Cuiabá Oct 21 – Feb 26 Niterói Oct 21 – Feb 26 Teresina No DST
Curitiba Oct 21 – Feb 26 Olímpia Oct 21 – Feb 26 Uberaba Oct 21 – Feb 26
Dourados Oct 21 – Feb 26 Palmas Oct 21 - No End Uberlândia Oct 21 – Feb 26
Eirunepé No DST Parnaíba No DST Uruguaiana Oct 21 – Feb 26
Feira de Santana No Start - Feb 26 Passo Fundo Oct 21 – Feb 26 Vitória Oct 21 – Feb 26
Fernando de Noronha No DST Pelotas Oct 21 – Feb 26 Vitória da Conquista No Start - Feb 26
Florianópolis Oct 21 – Feb 26 Petrópolis Oct 21 – Feb 26 Volta Redonda Oct 21 – Feb 26
Fortaleza No DST Pirassununga Oct 21 – Feb 26

Daylight Saving Time History in Brazil

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