Alcantara in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.8279, -43.0359
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 934 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alcantara, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This page holds the current clock reading for Alcantara, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
Alcantara, Brazil
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Alcantara
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Alcantara.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:06 AM Solar noon 11:37 AM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 13 h 02 min Night 10 h 58 min Civil twilight 4:42 AM – 6:31 PM
Weather in Alcantara right now
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Alcantara and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 65250-000 Alcântara
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro 6 747 815
- Duque De Caxias 866 347
- Nova Iguacu 843 046
- Belford Roxo 518 384
- Niteroi 515 317
- Campos Dos Goytacazes 483 540
Other places named Alcantara
- Alcantara Lisbon, Portugal
- Alcantara Maranhão, Brazil
- Alcantara Central Visayas, Philippines
- Alcantara Mimaropa, Philippines
- Alcantara Extremadura, Spain
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
Local time details for Alcantara
Alcantara sets its clocks by America/Sao_Paulo, which runs UTC−3. Daylight saving time here: No.
Sunrise today is 5:06 AM in Alcantara, with sunset at 6:08 PM. That works out to 13 h 02 min of light.
Set your clock for Alcantara and it will also be right in Pendotiba and Cantagalo.
Alcantara contains 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Alcantara?
- The time zone that applies to Alcantara is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Is summer time in effect in Alcantara at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Alcantara: No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Alcantara?
- Sunset there is at 6:08 PM.