Rio de Janeiro to Bel Air: time difference
Bel Air 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 17:47 5:47 PM Bel Air 16:47 4:47 PM You –:–
17:47 5:47 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00
16:47 4:47 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:37
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−1 h
Bel Air is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Bel Air 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
🇧🇧 Bel Air
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 | 🇧🇧 Bel Air |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:47 | 16:47 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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/Barbados |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:17 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 17:37 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | — |
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Rio de Janeiro and Bel Air: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Bel Air?
Bel Air is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−4, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Bel Air at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Bel Air it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Bel Air?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Bel Air show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bel Air 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 Bel Air – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Bel Air compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Bel Air later: until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Bel Air, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Bel Air change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
