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Brazil
1 time zone · America/Sao_Paulo · 2 cities on this site
Brazilian business meetings are warm and relationship-led. Punctuality is appreciated but not strict; meetings often run over.
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Next public holiday
Independence Day
Monday, September 7, 2026— in 85 days
Business hours & meeting culture
- Working hours
- 09:00–18:00
- Workweek
- Monday to Friday
- Meeting tips
- Carnival (February or March) is effectively a four-day national pause. The Christmas-to-Carnival window is the slow season.
Cities in Brazil
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Current time in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro · America/Sao_Paulo
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Public holidays in Brazil, 2026
See full multi-year coverage on the global holiday calendar.
- 2026-01-01
- 2026-02-16
- 2026-02-17
- 2026-04-03
- 2026-04-05
- 2026-04-21
- 2026-05-01
- 2026-06-04
- 2026-07-09BR-SP only
- 2026-09-07
- 2026-10-12
- 2026-11-02
- 2026-11-15
- 2026-11-20
- 2026-12-25
Time difference vs. major business cities
From the perspective of Rio de Janeiro.
| City | Time zone | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇷Seoul | Asia/Seoul | +12h |
| 🇯🇵Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | +12h |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | Asia/Singapore | +11h |
| 🇮🇳New Delhi | Asia/Kolkata | +8h 30m |
| 🇦🇪Dubai | Asia/Dubai | +7h |
| 🇬🇧London | Europe/London | +4h |
| 🇫🇷Paris | Europe/Paris | +5h |
| 🇺🇸New York | America/New_York | -1h |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles | -4h |
| 🇦🇺Sydney | Australia/Sydney | +13h |
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