Rio de Janeiro to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz 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 00:57 12:57 AM Santa Cruz 23:57 11:57 PM You –:–
00:57 12:57 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
23:57 11:57 PM
Bolivia Time · UTC-4
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 18:12
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−1 h
Santa Cruz is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Cruz 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 Cruz
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 Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:57 | 23:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Bolivia Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/La Paz |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 1,800,000 |
Compare Rio de Janeiro with another city
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Rio de Janeiro and Santa Cruz: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Santa Cruz?
The clocks in Santa Cruz are 1 hour behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Santa Cruz show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Cruz at the end of the working day in Rio de Janeiro?
The working day in Rio de Janeiro ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Cruz it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Santa Cruz overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Cruz.
When does the date change in Santa Cruz compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Santa Cruz later: until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Santa Cruz change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
