Rio de Janeiro to Charlottesville, VA: time difference
Charlottesville, VA 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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Rio de Janeiro 12:05 12:05 PM Charlottesville, VA 11:05 11:05 AM You –:–
12:05 12:05 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
11:05 11:05 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:26 · 🌙 18:34
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−1 h
Charlottesville, VA is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Charlottesville, VA 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
🇺🇸 Charlottesville, VA
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 | 🇺🇸 Charlottesville, VA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:05 | 11:05 |
| 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 | 07:26 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 43,475 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Charlottesville, VA: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Charlottesville, VA?
Charlottesville is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Charlottesville, VA, when it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 8:00 AM in Charlottesville.
What time is it in Charlottesville, VA, at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Charlottesville it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Charlottesville, VA, 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 Charlottesville – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Charlottesville, VA?
Until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Charlottesville. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Charlottesville it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Charlottesville, VA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Charlottesville but not in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1, 2026, Charlottesville will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
