Rio de Janeiro to Shreveport, LA: time difference
Shreveport, 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.
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Rio de Janeiro 08:35 8:35 AM Shreveport, LA 06:35 6:35 AM You –:–
08:35 8:35 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
06:35 6:35 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:39
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−2 h
Shreveport, LA is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Shreveport, 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
🇺🇸 Shreveport, 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 | 🇺🇸 Shreveport, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:35 | 06:35 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 05:18 | 07:22 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:39 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 187,593 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Shreveport, LA: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Shreveport, LA?
The clocks in Shreveport are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Shreveport, LA?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Shreveport show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Shreveport, LA?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Shreveport show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Shreveport, 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 Shreveport – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Shreveport, LA, compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Shreveport later: until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Shreveport, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Shreveport, LA, the same all year?
No. Only Shreveport switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Shreveport will be 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
