Bamboo to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Bamboo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bamboo 10:07 10:07 AM Rio de Janeiro 12:07 12:07 PM You –:–
10:07 10:07 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:45
12:07 12:07 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Bamboo.
When you, Bamboo and Rio de Janeiro are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇲 Bamboo
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇲 Bamboo | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:07 | 12:07 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Bamboo | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 05:18 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 12 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 4,264 | 6,211,223 |
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Bamboo and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Bamboo is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of Bamboo: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the start of the working day in Bamboo?
The working day in Bamboo starts at 9:00 AM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bamboo, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 6:00 PM in Bamboo, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Bamboo and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Bamboo, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
When is it already the next day in Rio de Janeiro?
From 10:00 PM in Bamboo it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Bamboo.
Is the time difference between Bamboo and Rio de Janeiro the same all year?
Yes. Neither Bamboo nor Rio de Janeiro switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
