Botafogo in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.9414, -42.0187
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 922 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This page shows, minute by minute, the local time in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the America/Sao_Paulo zone (−3).
Botafogo, Brazil
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Botafogo
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:09 AM Solar noon 11:33 AM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 12 h 48 min Night 11 h 12 min Civil twilight 4:46 AM – 6:20 PM
Weather in Botafogo right now
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Botafogo and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28770-000 Santa Maria Madalena — 11.5 km away
- 28550-000 São Sebastião do Alto — 11.6 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
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- 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
- Fortaleza — 1.7 km
- Santa Maria Madalena — 1.9 km
- Terras Frias — 4.8 km
- Barra Mansa — 6.0 km
- Santo Antônio — 6.0 km
- Marimbondo — 6.3 km
About the time in Botafogo
2 postal codes have been allocated to Botafogo.
Local timekeeping in Botafogo uses America/Sao_Paulo, equal to UTC−3. Summer clock change: No.
In Botafogo the sun appears at 5:09 AM and disappears at 5:57 PM today. Daylight stretches 12 h 48 min.
The clock in nearby Fortaleza and Santa Maria Madalena follows Botafogo.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Botafogo?
- In Botafogo, the applicable time zone is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Botafogo?
- No.
- When does daylight begin in Botafogo?
- Daylight begins at 5:09 AM.