Rio de Janeiro to Opelousas, LA: time difference
Opelousas, LA 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
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Rio de Janeiro 21:29 9:29 PM Opelousas, LA 19:29 7:29 PM You –:–
21:29 9:29 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00
19:29 7:29 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 18:33
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−2 h
Opelousas, LA is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Opelousas, LA 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
🇺🇸 Opelousas, LA
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 | 🇺🇸 Opelousas, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:29 | 19:29 |
| 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 | 07:15 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 23,222 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Opelousas, LA: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Opelousas, LA?
The clocks in Opelousas are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Opelousas, LA, when it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 7:00 AM in Opelousas.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Opelousas, LA?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Opelousas show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Opelousas, LA, 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 Opelousas – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Opelousas, LA?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Opelousas. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Opelousas it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Opelousas, LA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Opelousas but not in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1, 2026, Opelousas will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
