Toronto to Rio Grande: time difference
Rio Grande is 1 h ahead of Toronto. 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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Toronto 18:08 6:08 PM Rio Grande 19:08 7:08 PM You –:–
18:08 6:08 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:28
19:08 7:08 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:44
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+1 h
Rio Grande is 1 h ahead of Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Rio Grande are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇦 Toronto
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 Grande
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Toronto | 🇧🇷 Rio Grande |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:08 | 19:08 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:38 | 05:44 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 18:44 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 198,935 |
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Toronto and Rio Grande: common questions
How far ahead of Toronto is Rio Grande?
Rio Grande is 1 hour ahead of Toronto: UTC−3 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Rio Grande when it is 9:00 AM in Toronto?
When it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, it is 10:00 AM in Rio Grande.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in Rio Grande?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in Rio Grande show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Toronto and Rio Grande are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Toronto (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio Grande), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Rio Grande?
From 11:00 PM in Toronto it is already the next day in Rio Grande. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Rio Grande it is still the previous day in Toronto.
Is the time difference between Toronto and Rio Grande the same all year?
No. Only Toronto switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Rio Grande will be 2 hours ahead of Toronto.
