Time difference between Fort Lauderdale and Rio de Janeiro
Compare the current local time in Fort Lauderdale and Rio de Janeiro, see when your working hours overlap, and convert any specific hour between the two timezones.
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Working-hours overlap
When Fort Lauderdale's 9:00–17:00 business hours overlap with Rio de Janeiro's.
Fort Lauderdale working hours
Rio de Janeiro working hours
Overlap (both working)
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🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
Scheduling across Fort Lauderdale and Rio de Janeiro
Working across Fort Lauderdale and Rio de Janeiro is very easy. Their standard business hours overlap for around 7 hours every day, from 09:00 to 16:00 in Fort Lauderdale (10:00 to 17:00 in Rio de Janeiro). Meetings can sit comfortably inside the regular working day on both sides.
Quick reference
| 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | In Rio de Janeiro it's… |
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| 06:00 — Early morning | — | — |
| 09:00 — Start of work | — | — |
| 12:00 — Lunchtime | — | — |
| 15:00 — Mid-afternoon | — | — |
| 17:00 — End of work | — | — |
| 20:00 — Evening | — | — |
Daylight saving status
🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale
Currently in EDT (daylight saving)
Clocks go back to EST
on Sunday 1 November 2026
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.