🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58 · 12 h 39 min
Rio de Janeiro to Santa Clara: time difference
Santa Clara is 1 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 17:18 5:18 PM Santa Clara 16:18 4:18 PM You –:–
17:18 5:18 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:19 · 🌙 17:58
16:18 4:18 PM
Cuba Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 18:54
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−1 h
Santa Clara is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Clara 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
🇨🇺 Santa Clara
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇨🇺 Santa Clara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:18 | 16:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Cuba Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Havana |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 00:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 07:18 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:54 |
| Daylight | 12 h 39 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 216,056 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Santa Clara: common questions
What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Santa Clara?
Santa Clara is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−4, while Rio de Janeiro is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Santa Clara at the start of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Clara it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Santa Clara?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Santa Clara show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Clara from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Clara – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Santa Clara?
Before 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Santa Clara has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Santa Clara, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Santa Clara change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Santa Clara. From November 1, 2026, Santa Clara will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
