Rio de Janeiro to Mesquite, TX: time difference
Mesquite, TX 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 18:15 6:15 PM Mesquite, TX 16:15 4:15 PM You –:–
18:15 6:15 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00
16:15 4:15 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:49
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−2 h
Mesquite, TX is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Mesquite, TX 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
🇺🇸 Mesquite, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 Mesquite, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:15 | 16:15 |
| 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 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 150,108 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Mesquite, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Mesquite, TX?
Mesquite 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 Mesquite, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Mesquite show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Mesquite, TX, 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 Mesquite.
Is there a time when both Rio de Janeiro and Mesquite, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Mesquite), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Mesquite, TX?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Mesquite. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Mesquite it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Mesquite, TX, the same all year?
No. Only Mesquite switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Mesquite will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
