Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles
Converting a fixed time. America/Sao_Paulo → America/Los_Angeles · 10,143 km (6,299 miles) apart
9:00 am in Rio de Janeiro is
5:00 am in Los Angeles.
09:00 → 05:00 on a 24-hour clock ·
UTC-3 → PDT
Rio de Janeiro now
12:22pm
UTC-3 · UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Los Angeles now
8:22am
PDT · UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Rio de Janeiro | Los Angeles | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 8pm Sat | 00:00 → 20:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 1am | 9pm Sat | 01:00 → 21:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 2am | 10pm Sat | 02:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 3am | 11pm Sat | 03:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 4am | 12am | 04:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 5am | 1am | 05:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 6am | 2am | 06:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 7am | 3am | 07:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 8am | 4am | 08:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 9am | 5am | 09:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 10am | 6am | 10:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 11am | 7am | 11:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 12pm now | 8am | 12:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 1pm | 9am | 13:00 → 09:00 | both at work |
| 2pm | 10am | 14:00 → 10:00 | both at work |
| 3pm | 11am | 15:00 → 11:00 | both at work |
| 4pm | 12pm | 16:00 → 12:00 | both at work |
| 5pm | 1pm | 17:00 → 13:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 2pm | 18:00 → 14:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 3pm | 19:00 → 15:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 4pm | 20:00 → 16:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 5pm | 21:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 6pm | 22:00 → 18:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
| 11pm | 7pm | 23:00 → 19:00 | asleep in Rio de Janeiro |
Call times
Both places are at work between 1pm and 17:00 in Sao Paulo, 9am to 12pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Los Angeles when it is 9:00 am in Rio de Janeiro?
5:00 am in Los Angeles the same day.
How many hours ahead is Los Angeles of Rio de Janeiro?
Los Angeles is 4 hours behind Rio de Janeiro. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles?
Both places are at work between 1pm and 17:00 in Sao Paulo, 9am to 12pm at the other end.