Capital City | Brasília |
What time is it? | +1hr, begins third Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in February |
Capital location | 15 47 S, 47 55 W |
Capital - history | name bestowed on the new capital of Brazil upon its inauguration in 1960; previous Brazilian capitals had been Salvador from 1549 to 1763 and Rio de Janeiro from 1763 to 1960 |
Capital - time difference |
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: Brazil has four time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands |