Geographic position of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is located in the Southern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 22.9064° S, 43.1822° W.

Rio de Janeiro lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Population Ranking of Rio de Janeiro

With a population of 6,747,815, Rio de Janeiro ranks as the 2nd most populous city in Brazil, out of 2,345 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro uses the IANA time zone identifier America/Sao_Paulo. The current local offset is UTC-3 / -03.

Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Rio de Janeiro

Business hours in Rio de Janeiro (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Los Angeles: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• London: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Dubai: 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 5:30 PM - 1:30 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 9:00 PM - 5:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Sydney: 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM (next day) ( Outside normal hours)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

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