Rio de Janeiro to Chicago, IL: time difference
Chicago, IL 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 04:40 4:40 AM Chicago, IL 02:40 2:40 AM You –:–
04:40 4:40 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
02:40 2:40 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:19
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−2 h
Chicago, IL is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Chicago, IL 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
🇺🇸 Chicago, IL
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 | 🇺🇸 Chicago, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:40 | 02:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 05:26 | 06:58 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 2,746,388 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Chicago, IL: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Chicago, IL?
Chicago is 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Chicago, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Chicago show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Chicago, IL?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Chicago show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Chicago, IL, 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 Chicago – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Chicago, IL?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Chicago. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Chicago it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Chicago, IL, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Chicago. From November 1, 2026, Chicago will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
