Cape Coral, FL to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Cape Coral, FL. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cape Coral, FL 17:40 5:40 PM Rio de Janeiro 18:40 6:40 PM You –:–
17:40 5:40 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:56
18:40 6:40 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00
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Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Cape Coral, FL.
When you, Cape Coral, FL 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
🇺🇸 Cape Coral, FL
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Cape Coral, FL | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:40 | 18:40 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Cape Coral, FL | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 05:17 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:00 |
| Daylight | 11 h 26 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 154,305 | 6,211,223 |
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Cape Coral, FL and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cape Coral, FL, is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro are 1 hour ahead of those in Cape Coral (UTC−3 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cape Coral, FL, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Cape Coral, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the working day in Cape Coral, FL?
The working day in Cape Coral ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Rio de Janeiro from Cape Coral, FL?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cape Coral – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with Cape Coral, FL?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro earlier: at 11:00 PM in Cape Coral it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, Cape Coral is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Cape Coral, FL, and Rio de Janeiro change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Cape Coral. From November 1, 2026, Rio de Janeiro will be 2 hours ahead of Cape Coral.
