Rio de Janeiro to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz 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
One day, 2 clocks
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Rio de Janeiro 20:11 8:11 PM Santa Cruz 18:11 6:11 PM You –:–
20:11 8:11 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:11 · 🌙 18:04
18:11 6:11 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:41
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−2 h
Santa Cruz is 2 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
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 | 🇯🇲 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:11 | 18:11 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:11 | 06:09 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 12 h 53 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 8,217 |
Compare Rio de Janeiro with another city
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Rio de Janeiro and Santa Cruz: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
What time is it in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Santa Cruz show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz – 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 Cruz?
Before 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Santa Cruz has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Santa Cruz, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Santa Cruz change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
