Time difference between Brazil and Portugal: complete 2026 guide

The time difference between Brazil and Portugal is one of the most common questions among Brazilians living in Portugal, those with family there, or people working with Portuguese teams. The answer changes throughout the year because of European daylight saving time.

In general terms, Lisbon (mainland Portugal) is between 3 and 4 hours ahead of Brasília. The exact number depends on the time of year.

When do Portugal and Brazil have different offsets?

Mainland Portugal follows the WET timezone (UTC+0) in winter and WEST (UTC+1) in summer. Portugal's daylight saving time begins on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October.

Brazil abolished national daylight saving time in 2019. Since then, Brasília permanently operates on BRT (UTC-3).

This creates two situations throughout the year:

• November to March (European winter): Portugal is at UTC+0, Brasília at UTC-3. Difference: 3 hours. When it's 12pm in Brasília, it's 3pm in Lisbon.
• April to October (European summer): Portugal is at UTC+1, Brasília at UTC-3. Difference: 4 hours. When it's 12pm in Brasília, it's 4pm in Lisbon.

What about other Brazilian cities?

Brazil has four official time zones:

• Fernando de Noronha (UTC-2): 2 hours ahead of Brasília
• Brasília and most of the country (UTC-3): central reference
• Amazonas, Mato Grosso do Sul and other states (UTC-4): 1 hour behind Brasília
• Acre and Atalaia do Norte (UTC-5): 2 hours behind Brasília

This means that during European summer, the difference between Lisbon and Manaus is 5 hours — and between Lisbon and Rio Branco (Acre) it reaches 6 hours.

How to check the current time right now?

Use QueHoras' timezone converter to check the exact current time in any Brazilian or Portuguese city. Clocks update every second and automatically reflect any daylight saving time changes.