Benfica in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.1469, -42.7153
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 892 km away
- Same name
- 25 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benfica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Local time right now in Benfica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil appears above, in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
Benfica, Brazil
Friday, 16 October 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 5:19 AM Solar noon 11:37 AM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 12 h 36 min Night 11 h 24 min Civil twilight 4:56 AM – 6:18 PM
Weather in Benfica right now
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Benfica and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28637-000 Sumidouro — 5.8 km away
- 25880-000 Sapucaia — 15.6 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
- Canudos — 11.1 km
- Buracada do Vieira — 11.5 km
- Santa Rosa — 11.5 km
- Baú — 11.7 km
- Santo André — 11.9 km
- Conquista — 12.4 km
Time and daylight in Benfica
Nearby Canudos and Buracada do Vieira follow the same clock as Benfica.
Benfica is split into 2 postal code areas.
Local clocks in Benfica answer to America/Sao_Paulo, set UTC−3 from UTC. Daylight saving time: No.
The sun breaks the horizon at Benfica at 5:19 AM and leaves it at 5:56 PM. Daylight comes to 12 h 36 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Benfica based on?
- The clock in Benfica is based on America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Benfica?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Benfica?
- Sunrise there is at 5:19 AM.