Brazil · BRT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Curitiba, Brazil runs on UTC−3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Curitiba and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Curitiba lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Curitiba and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Curitiba lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Curitiba and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Curitiba.
Practical Info
Curitiba (Brazil) is home to roughly 3.7M people. Today brings about 10.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:00, sunset at 17:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 25° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Brazil
Capital
Brasília
Continent
South America
Time Zone
BRT · America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
25.43°S, 49.27°W
Currency
BRL (R$)
Calling Code
+55
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Portuguese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Curitiba opened the first true bus rapid transit network in 1974 — dedicated lanes, tube stations with level boarding and pre-paid entry. It moves passenger volumes comparable to a metro at a fraction of the cost, and has been copied in hundreds of cities.
The clock: Curitiba keeps UTC−3 at about 930 metres, which makes it one of the coolest large cities in Brazil.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap