Formosa in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.6333, -41.6333
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 925 km away
- Same name
- 40 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Formosa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The time now in Formosa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is shown here, following the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
Formosa, Brazil
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Formosa
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Formosa keeps America/Sao_Paulo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:08 AM Solar noon 11:32 AM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 12 h 46 min Night 11 h 14 min Civil twilight 4:46 AM – 6:18 PM
Weather in Formosa right now
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Formosa and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 73800-000
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 Formosa
- Formosa Formosa, Argentina
- Formosa Goiás, Brazil
- Formosa São Tomé Island, Saint Thomas and Prince
- Formosa Bahia, Brazil
- Formosa Virginia, United States
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Barra do Macaco — 1.2 km
- Copinho — 1.4 km
- Ernesto Machado — 1.6 km
- Cabiúna — 2.0 km
- Coqueiro — 2.1 km
- Barra do Colégio — 4.7 km
Local time details for Formosa
The sun rises at 5:08 AM above Formosa and sets at 5:55 PM today. Daylight lasts about 12 h 46 min.
Near Formosa you can add Barra do Macaco and Copinho, both on the same time.
The register holds 1 postal code for Formosa.
The zone that governs Formosa is America/Sao_Paulo at UTC−3. Whether the clocks move seasonally: No.
Questions and answers
- Can Formosa's time zone be given as America/Sao_Paulo?
- Yes, Formosa's time zone is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does Formosa move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Formosa?
- Sunrise there is at 5:08 AM.