Benfica in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.2536, -42.4867
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 916 km away
- Same name
- 25 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benfica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The present local time in Benfica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is given below, for the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
Benfica, Brazil
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Benfica
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Benfica.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:07 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 6:03 PM Daylight 12 h 56 min Night 11 h 04 min Civil twilight 4:43 AM – 6:26 PM
Weather in Benfica right now
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Benfica and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28600-000 Nova Friburgo — 8.9 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro 6 747 815
- Duque De Caxias 866 347
- Nova Iguacu 843 046
- Belford Roxo 518 384
- Niteroi 515 317
- Campos Dos Goytacazes 483 540
Other places named Benfica
- Benfica Luanda, Angola
- Benfica Lisbon, Portugal
- Benfica Kwanza Sul, Angola
- Benfica Kwanza Sul, Angola
- Benfica Huambo, Angola
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Bicuda Pequena — 1.1 km
- Arraial do Sana — 2.4 km
- Amparo — 3.0 km
- São Romão — 3.2 km
- Santa Helena — 3.2 km
- Nova Friburgo — 5.5 km
Benfica: clock, sun and surroundings
You will find the same time in Bicuda Pequena and Arraial do Sana, both near Benfica.
Benfica is served by a set of 1 postal code.
The clock standard in Benfica is America/Sao_Paulo, offset by UTC−3. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Today's daylight in Benfica begins at 5:07 AM and finishes at 6:03 PM. The total is 12 h 56 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Benfica?
- Local time in Benfica is determined by America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Benfica?
- Daylight saving in Benfica: No.
- I need the sunrise and sunset times for Benfica.
- They are 5:07 AM and 6:03 PM.