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Rio de Janeiro×Barcelona

Brazil · BR
Rio de Janeiro
—:—
America/Sao_Paulo·
No DST
Spain · ES
Barcelona
—:—
Europe/Madrid·
DST active

Rio de Janeiro is 5 hours ahead of Barcelona. Scrub a time, meet in the overlap, ship the invite — before the kettle boils.

◊ at a glance

Three numbers. The ones that decide the meeting.

01
Difference
5h ahead
Rio de Janeiro vs Barcelona
02
Overlap
3h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
03
UTC offsets
GMT-3 / GMT+2
BRT · Madrid
04
Flight
10h 33m
8,539 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

24-hour overlap
3h shared · 09:00 – 12:00 Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
—:—
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
Barcelona
—:—
6
9
12
15
18
21
0
3
Scrub a meeting time14:00 Rio de Janeiro
Same moment in Barcelona19:00 Barcelona
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

Share this meeting
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14:00 Rio de Janeiro19:00 Barcelona
Full 24-hour reference
Rio de JaneiroBarcelona
00:00
05:00
01:00
06:00
02:00
07:00
03:00
08:00
04:00
09:00Barcelona only
05:00
10:00Barcelona only
06:00
11:00Barcelona only
07:00
12:00Barcelona only
08:00
13:00Barcelona only
09:00Both working
14:00
10:00Both working
15:00
11:00Both working
16:00
12:00Rio de Janeiro only
17:00
13:00Rio de Janeiro only
18:00
14:00Rio de Janeiro only
19:00
15:00Rio de Janeiro only
20:00
16:00Rio de Janeiro only
21:00
17:00
22:00
18:00
23:00
19:00
00:00
20:00
01:00
21:00
02:00
22:00
03:00
23:00
04:00
◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

What's the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona?

Rio de Janeiro is 5 hours ahead of Barcelona. Rio de Janeiro runs on GMT-3 and Barcelona on GMT+2. The gap can shift by an hour when either side enters or leaves daylight saving — the live clocks above always reflect the current offset.

When's the best time to schedule a meeting?

There are 3 hours where both cities are inside a 09:00–17:00 workday. Aim for the middle of that window so neither side is starting or closing out.

Does daylight saving time change the difference?

Yes, if either city observes DST. When one side shifts and the other doesn't, the gap changes by one hour. The DST badges under each clock show whether each zone is currently shifted and when the next transition lands.

How far is Rio de Janeiro from Barcelona?

About 8,539 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 10h 33m, not counting airport time, winds, or routing around restricted airspace.

Can I send this meeting time as a calendar invite?

Yes. Pick a time on the slider above, open the meeting card, customize the title and duration, then download the .ics file. It imports cleanly into Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar with the correct timezone attached.

◊ keep going

One pair down. 299 cities to go.

Every pair in 300 cities runs the same clocks, the same overlap, the same one-click invite. Pick another.

RIO DE JANEIRO · America/Sao_Paulo
GMT-3 · -22.91°, -43.17°

BARCELONA · Europe/Madrid
GMT+2 · 41.39°, 2.17°

3h shared · 5h ahead