Brasilia Summer Time Zone - BRST

Brasilia Summer Time or BRST has a UTC offset of - 2:00. This means that the time zone is 2 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. The time zone is primarily observed by Brazilian states in South America during the summer months when Daylight Saving is active. As soon as Daylight Saving ends – during the winter – some affected areas switch to Brasilia Time or BRT.

It is important to note that this time zone has several labels:

• Brasilia Summer Time (BRST)

• Brazil Summer Time (BST)

• Brazilian Summer Time (BST)

Locations in Brasilia Summer Time Zone

This time zone is active in:

• South America (Brazil)

  • Distrito Federal and Brasilia

  • Espirito Santo and Vitoria

  • Goias and Goiania

  • Minas Gerais and Belo Horizonte

  • Rio Grande do Sul and Porto Alegre

  • Rio de Janeiro

  • Santa Catarina and Criciuma

  • Sao Paulo

Other time zones that use the same UTC - 2:00 offset are:

• Fernando de Noronha Time (FNT)

• South Georgia Time (GST)

• Oscar Time Zone (O)

• Pierre & Miquelon Daylight Time (PMDT)

• Uruguay Summer Time (UYST)

• Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST)