Beijing RecifeTime Converter

Beijing (GMT+8, UTC+8) is currently 11 hours ahead of Recife (BRT, UTC−3). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.

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Quick answer

When it's in Beijing, it's the previous day in Recife.

Beijing (GMT+8) runs 11 hours ahead of Recife (BRT). A 9-to-5 workday on one side lands in the other side's evening or night, so the two cities share almost no normal working hours — edge-of-day calls are the trick.

Time difference
−11h 00m
Beijing
UTC+8
Recife
UTC−3
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Hour by hour

Beijing to Recife conversion table

The next 12 hours in Beijing and the matching local time in Recife. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.

Hourly conversion from Beijing to Recife
Beijing · GMT+8 Recife · BRT Recife status
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Mon, Jun 22
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Mon, Jun 22
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Mon, Jun 22
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Tue, Jun 23
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Tue, Jun 23
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Tue, Jun 23
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Tue, Jun 23
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Tue, Jun 23
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Tue, Jun 23
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Night
Tue, Jun 23
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Night
Tue, Jun 23
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Tue, Jun 23
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Meeting planner

Best time to meet between Beijing & Recife

Working hours are 9am–6pm in each city. The bright band is where they overlap — when both sides are at their desks.

Beijing GMT+8
Recife BRT
Both in business hours Business hours (9–18) Morning / evening Night Now
Business hours (9:00 AM – 6:00 PM) in Beijing and Recife do not overlap. When it is 9:00 AM in Beijing, it is already 10:00 PM the previous day in Recife — schedule around early mornings or late evenings instead.
Good to know

This time difference never changes

Neither side observes daylight saving against the other, so the gap stays constant all year. Beijing does not observe daylight saving time. Recife does not observe daylight saving time. This page always shows the live, DST-aware difference.

Built for humans and machines

One source of truth — for you and your AI

This page exposes the same answer as structured data, so when you ask an assistant "what's 9am Beijing time in Recife?", it can cite the exact, DST-aware result — not a stale blog post.

  • Schema.org JSON-LD on every converter page
  • A machine-readable facts island with IANA zones and every possible offset
  • Live times in <time datetime> elements with explicit UTC offsets
JSON #timezone-pair-data · embedded in this page
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  "from": {
    "name": "Beijing",
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    "daylightAbbreviation": null,
    "iana": "Asia/Shanghai",
    "standardUtcOffset": "+08:00",
    "daylightUtcOffset": null,
    "referenceCity": "Beijing"
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  "to": {
    "name": "Recife",
    "type": "city",
    "abbreviation": "BRT",
    "daylightAbbreviation": null,
    "iana": "America/Recife",
    "standardUtcOffset": "-03:00",
    "daylightUtcOffset": null,
    "referenceCity": "Recife"
  },
  "currentDifferenceMinutes": -660,
  "possibleDifferencesMinutes": [
    -660
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}

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Beijing and Recife?

Beijing is currently 11 hours ahead of Recife. Beijing is on GMT+8 (UTC+8) and Recife is on BRT (UTC−3). The difference can change when either side starts or ends daylight saving time.

Is Recife ahead of or behind Beijing?

Recife is currently 11 hours behind Beijing.

When it is 9:00 AM in Beijing, what time is it in Recife?

When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in Beijing, it is 10:00 PM the previous day in Recife.

Do Beijing and Recife observe daylight saving time?

Beijing does not observe daylight saving time. Recife does not observe daylight saving time.

How do I convert Beijing time to Recife time?

Subtract 11 hours from any time in Beijing to get the time in Recife. This page's converter and 24-hour table do it automatically and stay correct through daylight-saving changes.

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