Meeting time
Best time to meet: Phoenix and Rio de Janeiro
Phoenix is 4 hours behind Rio de Janeiro right now. Their working days overlap for 4 hours: 9 AM to 1 PM in Phoenix, which is 1 PM to 5 PM in Rio de Janeiro. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Phoenix (2 PM in Rio de Janeiro).
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Phoenix time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Phoenix | Rio de Janeiro | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 10 AM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 7 AM | 11 AM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 8 AM | 12 PM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 9 AM | 1 PM | Both at work |
| 10 AM | 2 PM | Easiest time |
| 11 AM | 3 PM | Both at work |
| 12 PM | 4 PM | Both at work |
| 1 PM | 5 PM | Phoenix at work |
| 2 PM | 6 PM | Phoenix at work |
| 3 PM | 7 PM | Phoenix at work |
| 4 PM | 8 PM | Phoenix at work |
| 5 PM | 9 PM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 10 PM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 11 PM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 12 AM next day | Both off |
| 9 PM | 1 AM next day | Both off |
| 10 PM | 2 AM next day | Both off |
All year
The gap between Phoenix and Rio de Janeiro does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.
Rio de Janeiro keeps the same clock as São Paulo.
Questions people ask
1 PM in Rio de Janeiro, while Phoenix is 4 hours behind.
10 AM in Phoenix, which is 2 PM in Rio de Janeiro. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 1 PM Phoenix time.
No. It stays 4 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.
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