Rio de Janeiro to Bethel Town: time difference
Bethel Town is 2 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 15:54 3:54 PM Bethel Town 13:54 1:54 PM You –:–
15:54 3:54 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:06 · 🌙 18:09
13:54 1:54 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 17:38
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−2 h
Bethel Town is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Bethel Town 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
🇯🇲 Bethel Town
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇯🇲 Bethel Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:54 | 13:54 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:06 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 17:38 |
| Daylight | 13 h 3 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 3,000 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Bethel Town: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Bethel Town?
Bethel Town is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Bethel Town?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Bethel Town show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Bethel Town?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Bethel Town show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Bethel Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Bethel Town.
When is it still the previous day in Bethel Town?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Bethel Town. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Bethel Town it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Bethel Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
