Meeting time
Best time to meet: Ho Chi Minh City and Rio de Janeiro
Ho Chi Minh City is 10 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5:30 PM in Ho Chi Minh City, which is 7:30 AM in Rio de Janeiro — one of you starts early or stays late.
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Ho Chi Minh City time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Ho Chi Minh City | Rio de Janeiro | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 8 PM day before | Both off |
| 7 AM | 9 PM day before | Both off |
| 8 AM | 10 PM day before | Both off |
| 9 AM | 11 PM day before | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 10 AM | 12 AM | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 11 AM | 1 AM | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 12 PM | 2 AM | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 1 PM | 3 AM | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 2 PM | 4 AM | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 3 PM | 5 AM | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 4 PM | 6 AM | Ho Chi Minh City at work |
| 5 PM | 7 AM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 8 AM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 9 AM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 8 PM | 10 AM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 9 PM | 11 AM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 10 PM | 12 PM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
All year
The gap between Ho Chi Minh City and Rio de Janeiro does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.
Ho Chi Minh City keeps the same clock as Jakarta; Rio de Janeiro keeps the same clock as São Paulo.
Questions people ask
11 PM in Rio de Janeiro, the day before, while Ho Chi Minh City is 10 hours ahead.
5:30 PM in Ho Chi Minh City, which is 7:30 AM in Rio de Janeiro. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
No. It stays 10 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.
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