Daylight saving time starts on October 18
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Daylight saving time this year will begin to 0h on October 18 and ends with 0h, 21 February 2010. The clocks will be advanced by one hour.
The time change only applies to the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Distrito Federal.
Last year, the period began on October 19 and lasted until February 15 this year.
Adopted in Brazil since the summer of 1932, daylight saving time searching the best use of natural light, advancing clocks by one hour. The measure reduces the consumption of electricity between 18h and 20h.
Source: G1
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