Current Time in São Paulo

About Time in São Paulo

São Paulo currently stays on a fixed UTC-3 year-round after Brazil dropped daylight saving in 2019 — though the policy has faced periodic calls for a comeback since.

São Paulo overlaps comfortably with the US East Coast for most of the working day and has a workable afternoon window with Europe. Use the Meeting Planner to confirm the exact hours.

• Country: Brazil
• UTC offset: UTC-3
• Daylight saving: Brazil abolished daylight saving time nationwide in 2019. It's been debated since, so it's worth double-checking closer to any specific date.

Quick Reference: São Paulo Time at Common Meeting Hours

See what time it is in São Paulo right now when it's 9:00 AM in each of these widely-used reference zones — handy for a quick sanity check before scheduling.