Fort Worth, TX to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Fort Worth, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Fort Worth, TX 21:40 9:40 PM Rio de Janeiro 23:40 11:40 PM You –:–
21:40 9:40 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:05
23:40 11:40 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 17:55
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Fort Worth, TX.
When you, Fort Worth, TX 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.
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🇺🇸 Fort Worth, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 Fort Worth, TX | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:40 | 23:40 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Fort Worth, TX | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 05:27 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 12 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 996,756 | 6,211,223 |
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Fort Worth, TX and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How far ahead of Fort Worth, TX, is Rio de Janeiro?
Rio de Janeiro is 2 hours ahead of Fort Worth: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Fort Worth, TX, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Fort Worth, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the working day in Fort Worth, TX?
The working day in Fort Worth ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Fort Worth, TX, and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Fort Worth, 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 Fort Worth, TX, 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 Fort Worth.
Does the time difference between Fort Worth, TX, and Rio de Janeiro change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Fort Worth. From November 1, 2026, Rio de Janeiro will be 3 hours ahead of Fort Worth.
