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Time Change 2016 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 2016.

Does Brazil Have DST?

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

Feb 21

Back 1 hour

Feb 21, 2016 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, February 21, 2016, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, February 20, 2016, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Feb 21, 2016 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Oct 16

Forward 1 hour

Oct 16, 2016 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 16, 2016, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 16, 2016, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 16, 2016 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.

Other years: 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2025

Which Federal Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 2016

Areas in Brazil using DST in 2016
Areas in Brazil on standard time all of 2016

DST in Locations in Brazil in 2016 (98 Locations)

Alagoinhas No DST Foz do Iguaçu Oct 16 – Feb 21 Ponta Grossa Oct 16 – Feb 21
Anápolis Oct 16 – Feb 21 Garanhuns No DST Porto Acre No DST
Aracaju No DST Goiânia Oct 16 – Feb 21 Porto Alegre Oct 16 – Feb 21
Araguaína No DST Governador Valadares Oct 16 – Feb 21 Porto Velho No DST
Bacabal No DST Guarulhos Oct 16 – Feb 21 Recife No DST
Balneário Camboriú Oct 16 – Feb 21 Ilha de Itamaracá No DST Ribeirão Prêto Oct 16 – Feb 21
Balsas No DST Ilhéus No DST Rio Branco No DST
Barra do Garças No DST Imperatriz No DST Rio de Janeiro Oct 16 – Feb 21
Barreiras No DST Ipatinga Oct 16 – Feb 21 Rio Grande Oct 16 – Feb 21
Bauru Oct 16 – Feb 21 Itabuna No DST Salvador No DST
Belém No DST Itumbiara Oct 16 – Feb 21 Santa María Oct 16 – Feb 21
Belo Horizonte Oct 16 – Feb 21 Jequié No DST Santarém No DST
Blumenau Oct 16 – Feb 21 João Pessoa No DST Santos Oct 16 – Feb 21
Boa Vista No DST Joinville Oct 16 – Feb 21 São Félix do Xingu No DST
Brasilia Oct 16 – Feb 21 Juàzeiro do Norte No DST São Gabriel da Cachoeira No DST
Camaçari No DST Juiz de Fora Oct 16 – Feb 21 São José do Rio Preto Oct 16 – Feb 21
Campina Grande No DST Londrina Oct 16 – Feb 21 São José dos Campos Oct 16 – Feb 21
Campinas Oct 16 – Feb 21 Macaé Oct 16 – Feb 21 São Luis No DST
Campo Grande Oct 16 – Feb 21 Macapá No DST São Paulo Oct 16 – Feb 21
Campos Oct 16 – Feb 21 Maceió No DST Sinop Oct 16 – Feb 21
Caruaru No DST Manaus No DST Sobral No DST
Caxias do Sul Oct 16 – Feb 21 Manicoré No DST Sorocaba Oct 16 – Feb 21
Codó No DST Montes Claros Oct 16 – Feb 21 Tabatinga No DST
Criciúma Oct 16 – Feb 21 Mossoró No DST Tefé No DST
Cruzeiro do Sul No DST Natal No DST Teófilo Otoni Oct 16 – Feb 21
Cuiabá Oct 16 – Feb 21 Niterói Oct 16 – Feb 21 Teresina No DST
Curitiba Oct 16 – Feb 21 Olímpia Oct 16 – Feb 21 Uberaba Oct 16 – Feb 21
Dourados Oct 16 – Feb 21 Palmas No DST Uberlândia Oct 16 – Feb 21
Eirunepé No DST Parnaíba No DST Uruguaiana Oct 16 – Feb 21
Feira de Santana No DST Passo Fundo Oct 16 – Feb 21 Vitória Oct 16 – Feb 21
Fernando de Noronha No DST Pelotas Oct 16 – Feb 21 Vitória da Conquista No DST
Florianópolis Oct 16 – Feb 21 Petrópolis Oct 16 – Feb 21 Volta Redonda Oct 16 – Feb 21
Fortaleza No DST Pirassununga Oct 16 – Feb 21

Daylight Saving Time History in Brazil