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Time difference between New York and São Paulo

São Paulo is currently 1 hour ahead of New York. The best shared working window is 13:00–21:00 UTC, 8 hours of it. The table below shows the hours side by side.

New York
works with →
São Paulo
New Yorkyour day
09:00–17:00 local
São Paulotheir day
09:00–18:00 local
Sharedboth at work
8h
13:00–21:00 UTC
09:00–17:00 in New York 10:00–18:00 in São Paulo
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12:38–13:23 New York 13:38–14:23 São Paulo
Working hours

National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.

New York 09:00 – 17:00 8 h
São Paulo 09:00 – 18:00 9 h
8hoverlap
easy, Plenty of shared hours, this works like same-office. Best window 13:00–21:00 UTC.
The two days, hour by hour One column an hour, both cities on the same instant. Where the two teal runs line up is when you can both be at work.
New York
São Paulo

09:00 New York At work = 10:00 São Paulo At work

Asleep Awake At work Both at work 8 h · 09:00–17:00 New York · 10:00–18:00 São Paulo

Tap any hour to read it in both cities.

Hour by hour
New YorkSão Paulo
00:00 01:00
01:00 02:00
02:00 03:00
03:00 04:00
04:00 05:00
05:00 06:00
06:00 07:00
07:00 08:00
08:00 09:00
09:00 10:00 both at work
10:00 11:00 both at work
11:00 12:00 both at work
12:00 13:00 both at work
13:00 14:00 both at work
14:00 15:00 both at work
15:00 16:00 both at work
16:00 17:00 both at work
17:00 18:00
18:00 19:00
19:00 20:00
20:00 21:00
21:00 22:00
22:00 23:00
23:00 00:00

The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both New York and São Paulo.

The working week

New York
09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
São Paulo
09:00 to 18:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.

FAQ

How many hours between New York and São Paulo?

São Paulo is 1 hour ahead of New York (+1 hours).

When is the best time for a meeting?

Around 13:00–21:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — New York works 09:00–17:00 and São Paulo works 09:00–18:00, each in their own local time.