Fly East, Gain an Hour

When both the northern and southern hemispheres are on Standard Time, most of Brazil is three hours behind GMT, with a few of the further-flung states being in separate time zones. However, not all parts of Brazil follow Daylight Savings Time during the summer. So at the moment, Sao Paulo is only two hours behind GMT while Recife, which doesn’t follow DST, is still three hours behind. Flying to Recife therefore put me physically closer to Greenwich, but actually more time zones away.... Depending on the time of year, the same city in Brazil can be two, three, or four hours behind GMT. All this because the northern and southern hemispheres move in and out of Standard Time and Daylight Savings Time at opposite times and in opposite directions. Enough to make you throw away your watch eh?