Fortaleza in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.9535, -42.0294
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 922 km away
- Same name
- 92 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Current local time for Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is listed here, in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
Fortaleza, Brazil
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Fortaleza
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Fortaleza, 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 Fortaleza right now
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Fortaleza and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60000-000
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 Fortaleza
- Fortaleza Ceará, Brazil
- Fortaleza Amazonas, Peru
- Fortaleza Loreto, Peru
- Fortaleza Amazonas, Peru
- Fortaleza Beni Department, Bolivia
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Botafogo — 1.7 km
- Santa Maria Madalena — 2.2 km
- Santo Antônio — 4.9 km
- Terras Frias — 5.6 km
- Marimbondo — 7.4 km
- Barra Mansa — 7.7 km
Time and daylight in Fortaleza
Time in Fortaleza is measured by America/Sao_Paulo, at UTC−3. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
Fortaleza has sunrise at 5:09 AM today and sunset at 5:57 PM. Light holds for 12 h 48 min.
The time you see for Fortaleza is also correct for Botafogo and Santa Maria Madalena.
1 postal code is in use across Fortaleza.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Fortaleza?
- Local time in Fortaleza is determined by America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Fortaleza?
- No.
- Both sunrise and sunset in Fortaleza — what times?
- 5:09 AM and 5:57 PM.