Rio de Janeiro to Santa Teresa: time difference
Santa Teresa is 3 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 14:14 2:14 PM Santa Teresa 11:14 11:14 AM You –:–
14:14 2:14 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 18:00
11:14 11:14 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:30 · 🌙 17:22
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−3 h
Santa Teresa is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Teresa 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 Teresa
21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇨🇷 Santa Teresa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:14 | 11:14 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:17 | 05:30 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 17:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 3,099 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Santa Teresa: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Santa Teresa?
The clocks in Santa Teresa are 3 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Santa Teresa?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Santa Teresa show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Teresa when it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 3:00 PM in Santa Teresa.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in Santa Teresa overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Santa Teresa.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in Santa Teresa?
Before 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in Santa Teresa has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Santa Teresa, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Santa Teresa the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio de Janeiro nor Santa Teresa switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
