Meeting time
Best time to meet: Rio de Janeiro and Adelaide
Rio de Janeiro is 13 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 6 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 7:30 AM in Adelaide — one of you starts early or stays late.
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Rio de Janeiro time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Rio de Janeiro | Adelaide | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 7:30 PM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 8:30 PM | Both off |
| 8 AM | 9:30 PM | Both off |
| 9 AM | 10:30 PM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 10 AM | 11:30 PM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 11 AM | 12:30 AM next day | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 12 PM | 1:30 AM next day | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 1 PM | 2:30 AM next day | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 2 PM | 3:30 AM next day | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 3 PM | 4:30 AM next day | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 4 PM | 5:30 AM next day | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 5 PM | 6:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 6 PM | 7:30 AM next day | Easiest time |
| 7 PM | 8:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 8 PM | 9:30 AM next day | Adelaide at work |
| 9 PM | 10:30 AM next day | Adelaide at work |
| 10 PM | 11:30 AM next day | Adelaide at work |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Rio de Janeiro is | Both at work (Rio de Janeiro time) | Easiest (Rio de Janeiro / Adelaide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to April 4, 2027 | 13 hours 30 minutes behind | None | 6 PM / 7:30 AM |
| April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027 clocks in Adelaide go back | 12 hours 30 minutes behind | None | 6:30 PM / 7 AM |
| October 3, 2027 onward clocks in Adelaide go forward | 13 hours 30 minutes behind | None | 6 PM / 7:30 AM |
Rio de Janeiro keeps the same clock as São Paulo.
Questions people ask
10:30 PM in Adelaide, while Rio de Janeiro is 13 hours 30 minutes behind.
6 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 7:30 AM in Adelaide. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
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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