Rio de Janeiro to Hoffman Estates, IL: time difference
Hoffman Estates, 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.
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Rio de Janeiro 19:06 7:06 PM Hoffman Estates, IL 17:06 5:06 PM You –:–
19:06 7:06 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00
17:06 5:06 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:04
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−2 h
Hoffman Estates, IL is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Hoffman Estates, 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
🇺🇸 Hoffman Estates, 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 | 🇺🇸 Hoffman Estates, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:06 | 17:06 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 05:17 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 10 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 51,895 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Hoffman Estates, IL: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Hoffman Estates, IL?
The clocks in Hoffman Estates are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Hoffman Estates, IL, at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Hoffman Estates it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Hoffman Estates, IL?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Hoffman Estates show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Hoffman Estates, 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 Hoffman Estates – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Hoffman Estates, IL?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Hoffman Estates. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Hoffman Estates it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Hoffman Estates, IL, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Hoffman Estates. From November 1, 2026, Hoffman Estates will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
