Rio de Janeiro to Highlands Ranch, CO: time difference
Highlands Ranch, CO is 3 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 23:12 11:12 PM Highlands Ranch, CO 20:12 8:12 PM You –:–
23:12 11:12 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:16 · 🌙 18:00
20:12 8:12 PM
Mountain Daylight Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 18:14
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−3 h
Highlands Ranch, CO is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Highlands Ranch, CO 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
🇺🇸 Highlands Ranch, CO
21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇺🇸 Highlands Ranch, CO |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:12 | 20:12 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Mountain Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Denver |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-7, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:16 | 07:17 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | — |
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Rio de Janeiro and Highlands Ranch, CO: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Highlands Ranch, CO?
Highlands Ranch is 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Highlands Ranch, CO?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Highlands Ranch show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Highlands Ranch, CO?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Highlands Ranch show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Highlands Ranch, CO, are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Highlands Ranch), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Highlands Ranch, CO?
Until 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Highlands Ranch. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Highlands Ranch it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Highlands Ranch, CO, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Highlands Ranch. From November 1, 2026, Highlands Ranch will be 4 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
