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Time Difference: Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro
🇺🇸Los AngelesUTC-8
vs🇧🇷Rio de JaneiroUTC-3
🇺🇸
Los Angeles, US
Fri, Apr 17
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fri, Apr 17
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Time Difference
4 hours
Rio de Janeiro is 4 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Los Angeles vs Rio de Janeiro timezone guide
Los Angeles (US) uses the America/Los_Angeles timezone at UTC-8, while Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) uses America/Sao_Paulo at UTC-3. This means Rio de Janeiro is 5 hours ahead of Los Angeles (based on standard offsets — the live difference above accounts for daylight saving time).
When scheduling a call or meeting between Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro, look for the overlapping work hours highlighted above. The live clocks on this page update every second, and the difference adjusts automatically when either city enters or exits daylight saving time.