Rio de Janeiro to Bethesda, MD: time difference
Bethesda, MD 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.
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One day, 2 clocks
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Rio de Janeiro 20:33 8:33 PM Bethesda, MD 19:33 7:33 PM You –:–
20:33 8:33 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
19:33 7:33 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:29
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−1 h
Bethesda, MD is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Bethesda, MD 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
🇺🇸 Bethesda, MD
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 | 🇺🇸 Bethesda, MD |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:33 | 19:33 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 39 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 60,858 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Bethesda, MD: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Bethesda, MD?
Bethesda 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 Bethesda, MD?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Bethesda show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Bethesda, MD?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Bethesda show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bethesda, MD, 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 Bethesda – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Bethesda, MD?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Bethesda. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Bethesda it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Bethesda, MD, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bethesda. From November 1, 2026, Bethesda will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
