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Time Change 1998 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 1998.

Does Brazil Have DST?

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

Mar 1

Back 1 hour

Mar 1, 1998 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, March 1, 1998, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, February 28, 1998, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Mar 1, 1998 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 11

Forward 1 hour

Oct 11, 1998 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 11, 1998, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 11, 1998, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 11, 1998 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: 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2024

Which Federal Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 1998

Areas in Brazil using DST in 1998
Areas in Brazil on standard time all of 1998

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Brazil in 1998 (98 Locations)

AlagoinhasOct 11 – Mar 1Foz do IguaçuOct 11 – Mar 1Ponta GrossaOct 11 – Mar 1
AnápolisOct 11 – Mar 1GaranhunsNo DSTPorto AcreNo DST
AracajuNo DSTGoiâniaOct 11 – Mar 1Porto AlegreOct 11 – Mar 1
AraguaínaOct 11 – Mar 1Governador ValadaresOct 11 – Mar 1Porto VelhoNo DST
BacabalNo DSTGuarulhosOct 11 – Mar 1RecifeNo DST
Balneário CamboriúOct 11 – Mar 1Ilha de ItamaracáNo DSTRibeirão PrêtoOct 11 – Mar 1
BalsasNo DSTIlhéusOct 11 – Mar 1Rio BrancoNo DST
Barra do GarçasOct 11 – Mar 1ImperatrizNo DSTRio de JaneiroOct 11 – Mar 1
BarreirasOct 11 – Mar 1IpatingaOct 11 – Mar 1Rio GrandeOct 11 – Mar 1
BauruOct 11 – Mar 1ItabunaOct 11 – Mar 1SalvadorOct 11 – Mar 1
BelémNo DSTItumbiaraOct 11 – Mar 1Santa MaríaOct 11 – Mar 1
Belo HorizonteOct 11 – Mar 1JequiéOct 11 – Mar 1SantarémNo DST
BlumenauOct 11 – Mar 1João PessoaNo DSTSantosOct 11 – Mar 1
Boa VistaNo DSTJoinvilleOct 11 – Mar 1São Félix do XinguNo DST
BrasiliaOct 11 – Mar 1Juàzeiro do NorteNo DSTSão Gabriel da CachoeiraNo DST
CamaçariOct 11 – Mar 1Juiz de ForaOct 11 – Mar 1São José do Rio PretoOct 11 – Mar 1
Campina GrandeNo DSTLondrinaOct 11 – Mar 1São José dos CamposOct 11 – Mar 1
CampinasOct 11 – Mar 1MacaéOct 11 – Mar 1São LuisNo DST
Campo GrandeOct 11 – Mar 1MacapáNo DSTSão PauloOct 11 – Mar 1
CamposOct 11 – Mar 1MaceióNo DSTSinopOct 11 – Mar 1
CaruaruNo DSTManausNo DSTSobralNo DST
Caxias do SulOct 11 – Mar 1ManicoréNo DSTSorocabaOct 11 – Mar 1
CodóNo DSTMontes ClarosOct 11 – Mar 1TabatingaNo DST
CriciúmaOct 11 – Mar 1MossoróNo DSTTeféNo DST
Cruzeiro do SulNo DSTNatalNo DSTTeófilo OtoniOct 11 – Mar 1
CuiabáOct 11 – Mar 1NiteróiOct 11 – Mar 1TeresinaNo DST
CuritibaOct 11 – Mar 1OlímpiaOct 11 – Mar 1UberabaOct 11 – Mar 1
DouradosOct 11 – Mar 1PalmasOct 11 – Mar 1UberlândiaOct 11 – Mar 1
EirunepéNo DSTParnaíbaNo DSTUruguaianaOct 11 – Mar 1
Feira de SantanaOct 11 – Mar 1Passo FundoOct 11 – Mar 1VitóriaOct 11 – Mar 1
Fernando de NoronhaNo DSTPelotasOct 11 – Mar 1Vitória da ConquistaOct 11 – Mar 1
FlorianópolisOct 11 – Mar 1PetrópolisOct 11 – Mar 1Volta RedondaOct 11 – Mar 1
FortalezaNo DSTPirassunungaOct 11 – Mar 1

Daylight Saving Time History in Brazil

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