Rio de Janeiro to Virginia Beach, VA: time difference
Virginia Beach, VA 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.
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Rio de Janeiro 13:30 1:30 PM Virginia Beach, VA 12:30 12:30 PM You –:–
13:30 1:30 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:24 · 🌙 17:56
12:30 12:30 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:09 · 🌙 18:33
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−1 h
Virginia Beach, VA is 1 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Virginia Beach, VA 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
🇺🇸 Virginia Beach, VA
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 | 🇺🇸 Virginia Beach, VA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:30 | 12:30 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:24 | 07:09 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 12 h 32 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 459,470 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Virginia Beach, VA: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is Virginia Beach, VA?
Virginia Beach is 1 hour behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−4 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Virginia Beach, VA?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Virginia Beach show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Virginia Beach, VA, when it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 5:00 PM in Virginia Beach.
When is a good time to call Virginia Beach, VA, 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 Virginia Beach – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Virginia Beach, VA, compared with Rio de Janeiro?
The new day starts in Virginia Beach later: until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Virginia Beach, Rio de Janeiro is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Virginia Beach, VA, the same all year?
No. Only Virginia Beach switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Virginia Beach will be 2 hours behind Rio de Janeiro.
