Rio de Janeiro to Beef Island: time difference
Beef Island 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 06:42 6:42 AM Beef Island 05:42 5:42 AM You –:–
06:42 6:42 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
05:42 5:42 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 18:00
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−1 h
Beef Island is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Beef Island 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
🇻🇬 Beef Island
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 | 🇻🇬 Beef Island |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:42 | 05:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Tortola |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:00 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | — |
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Rio de Janeiro and Beef Island: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Beef Island?
Beef Island is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−4, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Beef Island?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Beef Island show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Beef Island?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Beef Island show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Beef Island are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Beef Island), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Beef Island?
Before 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Beef Island has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Beef Island, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Beef Island change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in Beef Island, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
