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Time in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

04:30:51 PM

Thursday, October 22, 2026

America/Sao Paulo · UTC−03:00

New York

03:30:51 PM

Thursday, October 22, 2026

America/New York · UTC−04:00

Your time

09:30:51 PM

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Europe/Madrid · UTC+02:00

Rio de Janeiro is in Brazil, with about 6,879,000 inhabitants, and uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, currently UTC−03:00. Rio de Janeiro is 1 hour ahead of New York.

Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving time: it stays at UTC−03:00 all year.

Today, Thursday, October 22, 2026, the sun rises at 05:14 AM and sets at 06:00 PM: 12 h 46 min of daylight. Coordinates: -22.91, -43.18.

Upcoming public holidays in Rio de Janeiro

  • Sunday, October 25, 2026: Election Day (in 3 days)
  • Monday, November 2, 2026: All Souls' Day (in 11 days)
  • Sunday, November 15, 2026: Republic Day (in 24 days)
  • Friday, December 25, 2026: Christmas Day (in 64 days)
  • Friday, January 1, 2027: New Year's Day (in 71 days)

Other cities on the same time

Sao Paulo.

Frequently asked questions

Rio de Janeiro uses the IANA zone America/Sao_Paulo, currently UTC−03:00.

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