“…In participants with a normal lifestyle, the Tc has higher values between 14 h and 20 h, the acrophase around 17 h, and the bathyphase at 5 h (Krauchi and Wirz-Justice, 1994). Rectal temperature (T rectal ) (Dijk et al, 2012;Monk et al, 1995;Thomas et al, 2004), axillary temperature (T axillar ) (Edwards et al, 2002;Thomas et al, 2004), gastrointestinal temperature (T gastrointestinal ) (Edwards et al, 2002), oral ⁎ Correspondence to: Carlos Magno Amaral Costa, Rua Alcobaça, 1500, Bloco 5, 504, CEP: 31255-210, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. E-mail address: amaral.adjunto@gmail.com (C.M.A.…”