Botafogo in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.7373, -42.0790
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 901 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The local time in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3) — is shown on this page.
Botafogo, Brazil
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Botafogo
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Botafogo.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:08 AM Solar noon 11:33 AM Sunset 5:58 PM Daylight 12 h 50 min Night 11 h 10 min Civil twilight 4:45 AM – 6:21 PM
Weather in Botafogo right now
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Botafogo and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28570-000 Itaocara — 3.7 km away
- 28495-000 Aperibé — 11.8 km away
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 Botafogo
- Botafogo Acre, Brazil
- Botafogo Acre, Brazil
- Botafogo Amazonas, Brazil
- Botafogo Cauca Department, Colombia
- Botafogo Minas Gerais, Brazil
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Serra Vermelha — 1.5 km
- Boa Vista — 2.8 km
- Santa Cruz — 2.9 km
- Barro Branco — 4.1 km
- Japona — 4.8 km
- Bela Vista — 5.2 km
Time and daylight in Botafogo
The sun is up at 5:08 AM in Botafogo and down again at 5:58 PM. Between those times there are 12 h 50 min of daylight.
There is no time difference between Botafogo and nearby Serra Vermelha or Boa Vista.
Locations in Botafogo are covered by 2 postal codes.
Local timekeeping in Botafogo uses America/Sao_Paulo, equal to UTC−3. Summer clock change: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in Botafogo listed?
- The time zone in Botafogo is listed as America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Is the time in Botafogo adjusted seasonally?
- No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Botafogo?
- The sun is rising at 5:08 AM.