Rio de Janeiro to Cedar Rapids, IA: time difference
Cedar Rapids, IA 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.
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Rio de Janeiro 14:44 2:44 PM Cedar Rapids, IA 12:44 12:44 PM You –:–
14:44 2:44 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
12:44 12:44 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:20
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−2 h
Cedar Rapids, IA is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Cedar Rapids, IA 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
🇺🇸 Cedar Rapids, IA
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 | 🇺🇸 Cedar Rapids, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:44 | 12:44 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 10 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 137,710 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Cedar Rapids, IA: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Cedar Rapids, IA?
The clocks in Cedar Rapids are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Cedar Rapids, IA?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Cedar Rapids show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Cedar Rapids, IA, at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Cedar Rapids it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cedar Rapids, IA, from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cedar Rapids – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cedar Rapids, IA?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Cedar Rapids. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Cedar Rapids it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Cedar Rapids, IA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Cedar Rapids. From November 1, 2026, Cedar Rapids will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
