Sao Paulo to Rio Branco: time difference
Rio Branco is 2 h behind Sao Paulo. 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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Sao Paulo 18:47 6:47 PM Rio Branco 16:47 4:47 PM You –:–
18:47 6:47 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:24 · 🌙 18:18
16:47 4:47 PM
Acre Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:03 · 🌙 17:29
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−2 h
Rio Branco is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Rio Branco are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇷 Sao Paulo
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
🇧🇷 Rio Branco
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 | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo | 🇧🇷 Rio Branco |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:47 | 16:47 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Acre Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Rio Branco |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:24 | 05:03 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 54 min | 12 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 364,756 |
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Sao Paulo and Rio Branco: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Rio Branco?
The clocks in Rio Branco are 2 hours behind those in Sao Paulo (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Rio Branco?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Rio Branco show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio Branco when it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, it is 4:00 PM in Rio Branco.
When is a good time to call Rio Branco from Sao Paulo?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Rio Branco – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Rio Branco compared with Sao Paulo?
The new day starts in Rio Branco later: until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Rio Branco, Sao Paulo is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Rio Branco the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sao Paulo nor Rio Branco switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
