Rio de Janeiro to Fort Smith, AR: time difference
Fort Smith, 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.
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One day, 2 clocks
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Rio de Janeiro 11:07 11:07 AM Fort Smith, AR 09:07 9:07 AM You –:–
11:07 11:07 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:59
09:07 9:07 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:27 · 🌙 18:40
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−2 h
Fort Smith, AR is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Fort Smith, 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
🇺🇸 Fort Smith, 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 | 🇺🇸 Fort Smith, AR |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:07 | 09:07 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 05:19 | 07:27 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:40 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 89,142 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Fort Smith, AR: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Fort Smith, AR?
Fort Smith is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Fort Smith, AR?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Fort Smith show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Fort Smith, AR, at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Fort Smith it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Fort Smith, AR, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Fort Smith), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Fort Smith, AR?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Fort Smith. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Fort Smith it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Fort Smith, AR, the same all year?
No. Only Fort Smith switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Fort Smith will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
