Rio de Janeiro to El Dorado, AR: time difference
El Dorado, AR 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 11:50 11:50 AM El Dorado, AR 09:50 9:50 AM You –:–
11:50 11:50 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:15 · 🌙 18:01
09:50 9:50 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:30
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−2 h
El Dorado, AR is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and El Dorado, AR 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
🇺🇸 El Dorado, AR
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 | 🇺🇸 El Dorado, AR |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:50 | 09:50 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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 | 05:15 | 07:21 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 11 h 9 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 17,756 |
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Rio de Janeiro and El Dorado, AR: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is El Dorado, AR?
The clocks in El Dorado 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 El Dorado, AR?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in El Dorado show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in El Dorado, AR, when it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 4:00 PM in El Dorado.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in El Dorado, AR, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in El Dorado.
When does the date change in El Dorado, AR, compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in El Dorado later: until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in El Dorado, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and El Dorado, AR, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in El Dorado but not in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1, 2026, El Dorado will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
