Time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Sydney
Compare the current local time in Rio de Janeiro and Sydney, see when your working hours overlap, and convert any specific hour between the two timezones.
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Working-hours overlap
When Rio de Janeiro's 9:00–17:00 business hours overlap with Sydney's.
Rio de Janeiro working hours
Sydney working hours
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Scheduling across Rio de Janeiro and Sydney
Scheduling between Rio de Janeiro and Sydney 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 Sydney opening at 09:00 local. Practical bridging slots: an early Sydney start at 06:00 (catching Rio de Janeiro just at close, 17:00), or a late Rio de Janeiro call at 20:00 (catching Sydney at opening, 09:00).
Quick reference
| 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇦🇺 Sydney | In Sydney 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
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
🇦🇺 Sydney
Currently in AEST (standard time)
Clocks go forward to AEDT
on Saturday 3 October 2026