# Custom Timezone without DST

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-timezone-without-dst/153170>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 12, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-timezone-without-dst/153170 "2008-11-12T22:06:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dante\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f475e1/32.png) [@Dante\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dante_R)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-timezone-without-dst/153170/1 "2008-11-12T22:06:20Z")

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Hey guys  
I’m having a few problems with the new TimeZone feature of Rails 2.1.  
Turns  
out that I am on “Brasilia” TimeZone, (UTC - 03:00), BUT my state is NOT  
on  
the daylight saving time. And there is no other timezone for my country  
with  
this offset from UTC (-3:00) and that does not use DST. So, I would like  
to  
do one of these two things:

1. Create a custom time zone

OR

1. Change “Brasilia” TimeZone to, on this specific app, not use the DST.

Is any of these options possible? Is there any other solution for the  
matter  
(like :use\_dst =\> false, or something like that?)

Thanks,  
Dante R.