Time difference between Newcastle and Rio de Janeiro
Compare the current local time in Newcastle 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 Newcastle's 9:00–17:00 business hours overlap with Rio de Janeiro's.
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Rio de Janeiro working hours
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Scheduling across Newcastle and Rio de Janeiro
Scheduling between Newcastle and Rio de Janeiro is hard. Their standard business hours do not overlap on the same day, with the smallest gap running 3 hours between Rio de Janeiro closing at 17:00 local and Newcastle opening at 09:00 local. Practical bridging slots: an early Newcastle start at 06:00 (catching Rio de Janeiro just at close, 17:00), or a late Rio de Janeiro call at 20:00 (catching Newcastle at opening, 09:00).
Quick reference
| 🇦🇺 Newcastle | 🇧🇷 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
🇦🇺 Newcastle
Currently in AEST (standard time)
Clocks go forward to AEDT
on Saturday 3 October 2026
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.