Meeting time

Best time to meet: Los Angeles and São Paulo

Los Angeles is 5 hours behind São Paulo right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 9 AM to 12 PM in Los Angeles, which is 2 PM to 5 PM in São Paulo. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Los Angeles (3 PM in São Paulo).

Tue 8:00 AMLos Angeles · Pacific Standard TimeTue 1:00 PMSão Paulo · Brasilia Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Los Angeles time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

Los AngelesSão Paulo
6 AM11 AMSão Paulo at work
7 AM12 PMSão Paulo at work
8 AM1 PMSão Paulo at work
9 AM2 PMBoth at work
10 AM3 PMEasiest time
11 AM4 PMBoth at work
12 PM5 PMLos Angeles at work
1 PM6 PMLos Angeles at work
2 PM7 PMLos Angeles at work
3 PM8 PMLos Angeles at work
4 PM9 PMLos Angeles at work
5 PM10 PMBoth off
6 PM11 PMBoth off
7 PM12 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM1 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM3 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesLos Angeles isBoth at work (Los Angeles time)Easiest (Los Angeles / São Paulo)
Now to March 14, 20275 hours behind9 AM–12 PM (3 hours)10 AM / 3 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Los Angeles go forward		4 hours behind9 AM–1 PM (4 hours)10 AM / 2 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Los Angeles go back		5 hours behind9 AM–12 PM (3 hours)10 AM / 3 PM

Los Angeles keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Questions people ask

What time is it in São Paulo when it is 9 AM in Los Angeles?
2 PM in São Paulo, while Los Angeles is 5 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Los Angeles and São Paulo?
10 AM in Los Angeles, which is 3 PM in São Paulo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 12 PM Los Angeles time.
Does the time difference between Los Angeles and São Paulo change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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