Rio de Janeiro to Cary, NC: time difference
Cary, NC 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 08:55 8:55 AM Cary, NC 07:55 7:55 AM You –:–
08:55 8:55 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
07:55 7:55 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:37
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−1 h
Cary, NC is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Cary, NC 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
🇺🇸 Cary, NC
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 | 🇺🇸 Cary, NC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:55 | 07:55 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 176,987 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Cary, NC: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Cary, NC?
The clocks in Cary are 1 hour behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Cary, NC?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cary show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cary, NC, when it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 5:00 PM in Cary.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Cary, NC, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cary), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Cary, NC?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Cary. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cary it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Cary, NC, the same all year?
No. Only Cary switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Cary will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
