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Convert any time to/from Rio de Janeiro (America/Sao_Paulo)
Offset: UTC-03:00 | TZ: America/Sao_Paulo
Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's second-largest city and one of the world's most naturally spectacular urban settings, home to approximately 6.7 million city residents and 13 million in the metro area. It shares Brasília Time (BRT, UTC-3) with São Paulo. Rio was Brazil's capital from 1763 to 1960 and remains the country's cultural and tourism capital. The Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain, standing 30 meters tall and completed in 1931, is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World and arguably the world's most recognized religious monument. Copacabana and Ipanema beaches are globally iconic. Rio's Carnival is the world's largest carnival celebration, attracting 2 million visitors per day during its peak days. Rio hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics — the first held in South America. The city's Tijuca Forest, covering 32 km² within urban Rio, is the world's largest urban forest.
Brazil suspended DST in 2019. BRT (UTC-3) is now fixed year-round. The live clock displayed above reflects the real-time local time currently in Rio de Janeiro, making it an ideal tool for international business coordination, travel planning, remote work scheduling, and staying connected across time zones.
The cities listed below represent some of the most prominent urban centers near Rio de Janeiro, along with their respective local times for easy comparison and scheduling.