Rio de Janeiro to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Rio de Janeiro 22:37 10:37 PM Barcelona 21:37 9:37 PM You –:–
22:37 10:37 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
21:37 9:37 PM
Venezuela Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 18:01
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−1 h
Barcelona is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
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
🇻🇪 Barcelona
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇻🇪 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:37 | 21:37 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Venezuela Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Caracas |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 06:08 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 560,122 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Barcelona?
Barcelona is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Barcelona show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Barcelona at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Barcelona it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Barcelona from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Barcelona – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Barcelona compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Barcelona later: until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in Barcelona, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
