Time zone in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is on Brasilia Standard Time (UTC-3) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is America/Sao_Paulo: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019. The country has four time zones: UTC-2 (Fernando de Noronha), UTC-3 (Brasília, São Paulo, Rio and most of the coast), UTC-4 (Manaus and much of the Amazon) and UTC-5 (Acre).
Rio de Janeiro shares its time with São Paulo, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Porto Alegre.
Rio de Janeiro is 932 km from Brasília, the capital, and has the same time.
By the sun, noon in Rio de Janeiro falls at about 11:53 AM (on average over the year). The city lies at 43.17° west, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Rio de Janeiro.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Rio de Janeiro, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| London | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Paris | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Tokyo | 12:00 AM, next day | 12:00 AM, next day |
| Sydney | 2:00 AM, next day | 1:00 AM, next day |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Rio de Janeiro does not.
Best time to call Rio de Janeiro from New York
To reach someone at work in Rio de Janeiro from New York: in January, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM in New York, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro. In July, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.