EST to BRT
Convert US Eastern Time (EST/EDT) to Brasília Time (BRT) and back. Right now São Paulo is 1 hour ahead of New York. Daylight saving is applied for the date being converted, not for today.
| Zone | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
| Sao Paulo | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 +1d | |
| UTC | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 +1d | 01 +1d | 02 +1d | 03 +1d | |
09–17 working hours 07–09 shoulder 23–06 night Hover an hour to convert it · click to pin it, then copy any row
How far apart New York and São Paulo really are
The difference between these two zones is not a single number. Across 2026 it takes 2 different values — 1 hour, 2 hours — because New York observes daylight saving and São Paulo does not.
| Period in 2026 | São Paulo is |
|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 7 Mar | 2 hours ahead of New York |
| 8 Mar – 31 Oct | 1 hour ahead of New York |
| 1 Nov – 31 Dec | 2 hours ahead of New York |
Working-hours overlap
Treating 09:00–17:00 as the working day in both places, there are 7 hours of overlap: 9:00 am, 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm in New York, which is 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm in São Paulo. Those are the slots to aim for; everything else costs someone their evening.
New York to São Paulo, hour by hour
Every hour of New York's day and the matching local time in São Paulo, for 22 Oct 2026. Rows where both cities are inside working hours are marked.
| New York (EST) | São Paulo (BRT) | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 1:00 am | — |
| 1:00 am | 2:00 am | — |
| 2:00 am | 3:00 am | — |
| 3:00 am | 4:00 am | — |
| 4:00 am | 5:00 am | — |
| 5:00 am | 6:00 am | — |
| 6:00 am | 7:00 am | — |
| 7:00 am | 8:00 am | — |
| 8:00 am | 9:00 am | — |
| 9:00 am | 10:00 am | Yes |
| 10:00 am | 11:00 am | Yes |
| 11:00 am | 12:00 pm | Yes |
| 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Yes |
| 1:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Yes |
| 2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Yes |
| 3:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Yes |
| 4:00 pm | 5:00 pm | — |
| 5:00 pm | 6:00 pm | — |
| 6:00 pm | 7:00 pm | — |
| 7:00 pm | 8:00 pm | — |
| 8:00 pm | 9:00 pm | — |
| 9:00 pm | 10:00 pm | — |
| 10:00 pm | 11:00 pm | — |
| 11:00 pm | 12:00 am next day | — |
Why you should store the zone, not the offset
Because the gap between New York and São Paulo changes during the year, an offset recorded as a number is only correct until the next transition. Store America/New_York and America/Sao_Paulo — the IANA
identifiers — alongside any time a user entered locally. The identifier
carries the zone's entire history of rule changes, so a date from 1995
converts with the rules that were in force in 1995.
Internally, keep the instant as a Unix timestamp. The epoch value is identical in New York, São Paulo and everywhere else; the zone is applied only at the edges, when a human needs to read it. The current Unix timestamp is at the top of this page, and the zones versus offsets guide explains why the distinction bites.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in São Paulo when it is 9:00 am in New York?
9:00 am EST is 10:00 am in São Paulo. The full hour-by-hour table on this page covers every other hour of the day.
How many hours ahead is BRT of EST?
Right now São Paulo is 1 hour ahead of New York. The gap is not fixed: across 2026 it takes 2 different values — 1 hour, 2 hours — because New York observes daylight saving and São Paulo does not.
Is BRT to EST the same conversion in reverse?
Yes — subtract instead of add. If São Paulo is 1 hour ahead of New York, then New York is the same interval behind São Paulo. The grid on this page reads in both directions, which is why /brt-to-est leads here rather than to a separate page.
When can New York and São Paulo meet during working hours?
There are 7 hours when both cities are inside 09:00–17:00: 9:00 am EST, 10:00 am EST, 11:00 am EST, 12:00 pm EST, 1:00 pm EST, 2:00 pm EST, 3:00 pm EST. The green cells in the grid above show the same thing visually.
Does New York or São Paulo observe daylight saving time?
New York does: in 2026 it moves to -04:00 and back to -05:00. São Paulo does not — it stays on UTC-03:00 all year.