Right now, local time in Recreio is 04:56 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Recreio ranks #42352 worldwide by population and #2995 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 26m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 12h 54m
- Solar noon
- 11:34
- Daylight range
- 10h 49m (winter) – 13h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 63% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Recreio — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 21.5250° S, 42.4692° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 11,007 · #42352 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Recreio through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.52° N, 137.53° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Ogasawara, Japan, 780 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Recreio today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:48
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:34
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 67.3° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Recreio — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Recreio sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 54m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Recreio's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 483 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,426 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.52° S, 42.47° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 00:56 | −4h |
| Chicago | 01:56 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 04:56 | same time |
| London | 07:56 | +3h |
| Paris | 08:56 | +4h |
| Moscow | 10:56 | +6h |
| Dubai | 11:56 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 13:26 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 15:56 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 15:56 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 16:56 | +12h |
| Sydney | 18:56 | +14h |
Best time to call Recreio
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Recreio local time:
Cities sharing Recreio's time zone
Other cities in Brazil
- São Paulo04:56
- Rio de Janeiro04:56
- Belo Horizonte04:56
- Salvador04:56
- Fortaleza04:56
- Manaus03:56
- Brasília04:56
- Curitiba04:56
- Recife04:56
- Goiânia04:56
- Belém04:56
- Porto Alegre04:56
Distances from Recreio
| São Paulo | 483 km | WSW (241°) |
| Chicago | 8,441 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 8,998 km | NNE (28°) |
| London | 9,108 km | NNE (25°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,109 km | NW (307°) |
| Moscow | 11,377 km | NE (35°) |
| Dubai | 11,751 km | ENE (69°) |
| Mumbai | 13,313 km | E (80°) |
| Sydney | 13,687 km | SSW (194°) |
| Singapore | 15,731 km | ESE (117°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,606 km | E (84°) |
| Tokyo | 18,426 km | N (353°) |
Cities near Recreio
- Laranjal17 km · 04:56
- Leopoldina18 km · 04:56
- Palma23 km · 04:56
- Estrela Dalva24 km · 04:56
- Santana de Cataguases28 km · 04:56
- Volta Grande28 km · 04:56
- Cataguases28 km · 04:56
- Santo Antônio de Pádua30 km · 04:56
FAQ
What time is it in Recreio right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Recreio (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Recreio in?
Recreio runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Recreio observe daylight saving time?
Recreio does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Recreio today?
Recreio sees sunrise at 05:07 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 12h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Recreio tonight?
The moon phase over Recreio tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Recreio?
The antipode of Recreio — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.52° N, 137.53° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Ogasawara, Japan, roughly 780 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Recreio?
Recreio lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Recreio?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Recreio, clocks run about 26 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.