Current time in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Time zone
- UTC−3
- UTC offset
- UTC−3
- vs Wales
- −4h
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
America/Sao_Paulo
Current difference
Fixed offset year-round
Rio de Janeiro compared with Wales
Live difference between Rio de Janeiro and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Rio de Janeiro runs 4 hours behind of Wales at the moment. If you are arranging a call from Cardiff, Swansea or Newport, a 12:00 start here lands at 08:00 in Rio de Janeiro. Because Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving, this gap changes by an hour when the UK switches between GMT and BST.
When it is this time in Rio de Janeiro
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
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Nearby & related cities
Other places in Brazil and in time zones close to Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro time, questions
- What time is it in Rio de Janeiro right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, updating every second. Rio de Janeiro uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, currently UTC−3 (UTC−3).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Rio de Janeiro?
- Rio de Janeiro is currently 4 hours behind of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 08:00 in Rio de Janeiro. Note that this gap can change by an hour at daylight saving transitions, which do not always happen on the same date in both countries.
- Does Rio de Janeiro observe daylight saving time?
- No. Rio de Janeiro stays on UTC−3 all year round and does not adjust its clocks for daylight saving.
- What time zone is Rio de Janeiro in?
- Rio de Janeiro is in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone of the IANA database, shown as UTC−3 and equal to UTC−3.
Times are calculated from your device clock using the IANA time zone database. Compare with Cardiff · All cities