UTC
Universal Time Coordinated
GMT +0
BRST
Brasilia Summer Time
GMT -2
Brazil
-03

Time Difference

Universal Time Coordinated is 2 hours ahead of Brasilia Summer Time and 3 hours ahead of
2:30 pm14:30 in UTC is 12:30 pm12:30 in BRST and is 11:30 am11:30 in Sao Paulo, Brazil

UTC to BRST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm in UTC which corresponds to 8am-4pm in BRST
UTC to Sao Paulo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm in UTC which corresponds to 8am-3pm in Sao Paulo

2:30 pm14:30 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
12:30 pm12:30 Brasilia Summer Time (BRST). Offset UTC -2:00 hours
11:30 am11:30 (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Offset UTC -3:00 hours

2:30 pm14:30 UTC / 12:30 pm12:30 BRST / 11:30 am11:30 Sao Paulo, Brazil

UTC BRST Sao Paulo, Brazil
12am (midnight) 10pm 9pm
1am 11pm 10pm
2am 12am (midnight) 11pm
3am 1am 12am (midnight)
4am 2am 1am
5am 3am 2am
6am 4am 3am
7am 5am 4am
8am 6am 5am
9am 7am 6am
10am 8am 7am
11am 9am 8am
12pm (noon) 10am 9am
1pm 11am 10am
2pm 12pm (noon) 11am
3pm 1pm 12pm (noon)
4pm 2pm 1pm
5pm 3pm 2pm
6pm 4pm 3pm
7pm 5pm 4pm
8pm 6pm 5pm
9pm 7pm 6pm
10pm 8pm 7pm
11pm 9pm 8pm
0:00 22:00 21:00
1:00 23:00 22:00
2:00 0:00 23:00
3:00 1:00 0:00
4:00 2:00 1:00
5:00 3:00 2:00
6:00 4:00 3:00
7:00 5:00 4:00
8:00 6:00 5:00
9:00 7:00 6:00
10:00 8:00 7:00
11:00 9:00 8:00
12:00 10:00 9:00
13:00 11:00 10:00
14:00 12:00 11:00
15:00 13:00 12:00
16:00 14:00 13:00
17:00 15:00 14:00
18:00 16:00 15:00
19:00 17:00 16:00
20:00 18:00 17:00
21:00 19:00 18:00
22:00 20:00 19:00
23:00 21:00 20:00

Universal Time Coordinated

Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates zero hour and zero minutes time differences of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Brasilia Summer Time

Offset: BRST is 2 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America

BRST Time Zone Geo Map
BRST timezone map

BRST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -02 - basic short
  • -0200 - basic
  • -02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0200 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates two hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Oscar - Military abbreviation for BRST
  • O - short form of 'Oscar'
Time zones with the GMT -2 offset:
  • PMDT - Pierre & Miquelon Daylight Time
  • WGST - Western Greenland Summer Time
  • BRST - Brasilia Summer Time
  • FNT - Fernando de Noronha Time
  • O - Oscar Time Zone
  • UYST - Uruguay Summer Time

Sao Paulo Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
-03 -
BRST - Brasilia Summer Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-3:00 hours during , currently in use.
-2:00 hours during Brasilia Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Sao Paulo Facts

Country
Brazil
Alternative Names
SAO, Sampa, San Paolo, San Paul ed Brasil, San Paulas, San Paulo, San Paulu, San Paulu du Brasili, San Paulu dû Brasili, San Pauluw, San Pawlo, San Polo del Braxil, San Poulo, San Poło del Braxil, San Pàul ëd Brasil, San-Paulo, San-Paulu, San-Paŭlo, Sanpaulu, Sao Paolo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo capital, Saun Paulu, Sawo Palo, Sawo Pålo, São Paolo, São Paulo, São Paulo capital, Urbs Paulistana, cavo pavulo, sa'o pa'ulo, sa'o paulo, samu pa'ulu, sangpaollo, sangpaollu, sangpaullo, sangpaullu, sankt. paulos, sanpauro, savea pealea, savo palo, saw bawlw, saw palw, saw pwlw, saywpaywlw, sea pea lu, sheng bao luo, Σάο Πάολο, Сан Пауло, Сан Паулу, Сан-Паулу, Сан-Паўлу, Сао Паоло, Сао Пауло, Սան Պաուլու, סאו פאולא, סאו פאולו, ساؤ پالو, ساؤ پولو, سائوپائولو, ساو باولو, ܣܐܘ ܦܐܘܠܘ, ސައޮ ޕައުލޯ, साओ पाउलो, সাঁউ পাউলু, সাও পাউলো, சாவோ பாவுலோ, శఒ పౌలొ, ಸಾವೊ ಪಾಲೊ, സാവോ പോളോ, เซาเปาลู, ဆောပိုလိုမြို့, სან-პაულუ, ሳው ፓውሉ, サンパウロ, 聖保羅, 상파올로, 상파올루, 상파울로, 상파울루
Population
10,021,295
Currency
Real (BRL)
Geographic Coordinates
23° 32' S Latitude / 46° 38' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+55