March 5, 2019
7:40 p.m.
On 3/5/19 1:49 AM, rhiccarddo rcd wrote:
If the "normally" parameter used to define which city will serve as a reference for the time zone within the operating system is that of the most populous city, I ask: Why are there only seven locations randomly registered between cities and states
They're not random; each location represents a region whose clocks have agreed since 1970, and there are several such regions in Brazil, each with a distinct history. For more, please see: https://data.iana.org/time-zones/theory.html#scope