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Rio de Janeiro×Sapporo

Brazil · BR
Rio de Janeiro
—:—
America/Sao_Paulo·
No DST
Japan · JP
Sapporo
—:—
Asia/Tokyo·
No DST

Rio de Janeiro is 12 hours ahead of Sapporo. 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
12h ahead
Rio de Janeiro vs Sapporo
02
Overlap
0h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
03
UTC offsets
GMT-3 / GMT+9
BRT · JST
04
Flight
21h 22m
17,735 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

24-hour overlap
No overlap in working hours
Rio de Janeiro
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21
Sapporo
—:—
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21
0
3
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9
Scrub a meeting time14:00 Rio de Janeiro
Same moment in Sapporo02:00 Sapporo
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

Share this meeting
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14:00 Rio de Janeiro02:00 Sapporo
Full 24-hour reference
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◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

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

Rio de Janeiro is 12 hours ahead of Sapporo. Rio de Janeiro runs on GMT-3 and Sapporo on GMT+9. 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?

Standard 09:00–17:00 workdays don't intersect. Most teams compromise with one side meeting early (before 09:00) or late (after 17:00).

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 Sapporo?

About 17,735 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 21h 22m, 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°

SAPPORO · Asia/Tokyo
GMT+9 · 43.06°, 141.35°

0h shared · 12h ahead