Meeting time

Best time to meet: Rio de Janeiro and Colombo

Rio de Janeiro is 8 hours 30 minutes behind Colombo right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 5 PM in Colombo — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 12:57 PMRio de Janeiro · Brasilia Standard TimeTue 9:27 PMColombo · India Standard Time
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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 JaneiroColombo
6 AM2:30 PMColombo at work
7 AM3:30 PMColombo at work
8 AM4:30 PMColombo at work
9 AM5:30 PMRio de Janeiro at work
10 AM6:30 PMRio de Janeiro at work
11 AM7:30 PMRio de Janeiro at work
12 PM8:30 PMRio de Janeiro at work
1 PM9:30 PMRio de Janeiro at work
2 PM10:30 PMRio de Janeiro at work
3 PM11:30 PMRio de Janeiro at work
4 PM12:30 AM next dayRio de Janeiro at work
5 PM1:30 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM2:30 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM3:30 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM4:30 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM5:30 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM6:30 AM next dayBoth off

All year

The gap between Rio de Janeiro and Colombo does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Rio de Janeiro keeps the same clock as São Paulo; Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Colombo when it is 9 AM in Rio de Janeiro?
5:30 PM in Colombo, while Rio de Janeiro is 8 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Rio de Janeiro and Colombo?
8:30 AM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 5 PM in Colombo. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Colombo change during the year?
No. It stays 8 hours 30 minutes all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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