🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Current local time in Rio de Janeiro
As of Wednesday 28 October 2026, the local time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 08:28 (America/Sao_Paulo, UTC-03:00). Brazil does not observe daylight saving time.
America/Sao_Paulo · GMT-3 · UTC-03:00
3h behind your local time.
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-3)
UTC offset
UTC-03:00
Daylight saving
Not observed — same offset all year
Daylight
05:10 18:03 12h 53m
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Rio de Janeiro time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Rio de Janeiro in?
- Rio de Janeiro uses the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, currently GMT-3 (UTC-03:00).
- Does Rio de Janeiro observe daylight saving time?
- No. Rio de Janeiro stays on UTC-03:00 all year round.
- What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and UTC?
- Rio de Janeiro is UTC-03:00, so local time is -03:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Last updated . Times are calculated live from the IANA time zone database.