Due to their global position south of the equator, countries in South America usually start daylight saving time in October or November and end the usage in January through March. The Falkland Islands are currently observing daylight saving time year round. View more information about time zones and daylight saving time in Brazil.ĭaylight Saving Time in South America is used by several countries, including Chile, Easter Island, Falkland Islands, and Paraguay. Previously daylight saving time was scheduled to begin Novemand end February 16, 2020. It is not yet clear if daylight saving time has been abolished permanently. The government of Brazil has announced daylight saving time will not be observed in 2019-2020. Much of Brazil follows Brasilia official time which is UTC - 3. Most countries in Central America use the UTC - 6 time zone except for Panama which observes UTC - 5.īrazil uses four time zones. Easter Island which is a special territory of Chile and the Galapagos Islands which are a part of Ecuador observe UTC - 6 standard time. Several islands off the east coast of Brazil, including the twenty one islands in the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha observe UTC - 2 standard time. UTC - 3 is the standard time for Argentina, part of Brazil and Uruguay. UTC - 4 is the standard time in Bolivia, part of Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay. UTC - 4:30 is the standard time in Venezuela. Countries in South America which use the UTC - 5 time zone are part of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. From west to east they are UTC - 5, UTC - 4, UTC - 4:30, UTC - 3 and UTC - 2. South America uses five standard time zones.
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