Vaughan to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Vaughan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25
- Brasilia Standard Time
- UTC-3
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59 · 12 h 41 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Vaughan 16:23 4:23 PM Rio de Janeiro 17:23 5:23 PM You –:–
16:23 4:23 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:30
17:23 5:23 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:59
·
+1 h
Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Vaughan.
When you, Vaughan and Rio de Janeiro are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇦 Vaughan
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 de Janeiro
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 | 🇨🇦 Vaughan | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:23 | 17:23 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Vaughan | — | +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 | 05:18 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 10 h 52 min | 12 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 323,103 | 6,211,223 |
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Vaughan and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours ahead of Vaughan is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro are 1 hour ahead of those in Vaughan (UTC−3 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Vaughan, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Vaughan, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 6:00 PM in Vaughan?
When it is 6:00 PM in Vaughan, it is 7:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
Is there a time when both Vaughan and Rio de Janeiro are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Vaughan (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Rio de Janeiro?
From 11:00 PM in Vaughan it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Vaughan.
Is the time difference between Vaughan and Rio de Janeiro the same all year?
No. Only Vaughan switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Rio de Janeiro will be 2 hours ahead of Vaughan.
