Meeting time

Best time to meet: Houston and Rio de Janeiro

Houston is 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours: 9 AM to 2 PM in Houston, which is 12 PM to 5 PM in Rio de Janeiro. The easiest time to meet is 10:30 AM in Houston (1:30 PM in Rio de Janeiro).

Tue 9:59 AMHouston · Central Standard TimeTue 12:59 PMRio de Janeiro · Brasilia Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Houston time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

HoustonRio de Janeiro
6 AM9 AMRio de Janeiro at work
7 AM10 AMRio de Janeiro at work
8 AM11 AMRio de Janeiro at work
9 AM12 PMBoth at work
10 AM1 PMBoth at work
11 AM2 PMBoth at work
12 PM3 PMBoth at work
1 PM4 PMBoth at work
2 PM5 PMHouston at work
3 PM6 PMHouston at work
4 PM7 PMHouston at work
5 PM8 PMBoth off
6 PM9 PMBoth off
7 PM10 PMBoth off
8 PM11 PMBoth off
9 PM12 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM1 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesHouston isBoth at work (Houston time)Easiest (Houston / Rio de Janeiro)
Now to March 14, 20273 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Houston go forward		2 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Houston go back		3 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM

Houston keeps the same clock as Chicago; Rio de Janeiro keeps the same clock as São Paulo.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Rio de Janeiro when it is 9 AM in Houston?
12 PM in Rio de Janeiro, while Houston is 3 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Houston and Rio de Janeiro?
10:30 AM in Houston, which is 1:30 PM in Rio de Janeiro. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 2 PM Houston time.
Does the time difference between Houston and Rio de Janeiro change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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