🇧🇷 Brazil

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Brazil.

Current local time

Brazil spans 4 time zones — the current time depends on which one. Pick a city below or browse the time-zone list to see local time.

Time zones in Brazil (4)

Upcoming public holidays in Brazil

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Cities in Brazil

Other countries in South America

At a glance

Capital
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Population
213,421,037
Area
8,515,767 km²
Currency
BRL R$
Calling code
+55
Driving side
right
Languages
por
Internet TLD
.br

About

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 213 million people. Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese is an official language.

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