Meeting time

Best time to meet: Shanghai and São Paulo

Shanghai is 11 hours ahead of São Paulo right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 6 PM in Shanghai, which is 7 AM in São Paulo — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 11:59 PMShanghai · China Standard TimeTue 12:59 PMSão Paulo · Brasilia Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

ShanghaiSão Paulo
6 AM7 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM8 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM9 PM day beforeBoth off
9 AM10 PM day beforeShanghai at work
10 AM11 PM day beforeShanghai at work
11 AM12 AMShanghai at work
12 PM1 AMShanghai at work
1 PM2 AMShanghai at work
2 PM3 AMShanghai at work
3 PM4 AMShanghai at work
4 PM5 AMShanghai at work
5 PM6 AMBoth off
6 PM7 AMEasiest time
7 PM8 AMBoth off
8 PM9 AMSão Paulo at work
9 PM10 AMSão Paulo at work
10 PM11 AMSão Paulo at work

All year

The gap between Shanghai and São Paulo does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Shanghai keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in São Paulo when it is 9 AM in Shanghai?
10 PM in São Paulo, the day before, while Shanghai is 11 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Shanghai and São Paulo?
6 PM in Shanghai, which is 7 AM in São Paulo. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and São Paulo change during the year?
No. It stays 11 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

More cities

New York and São Paulo6 hours of shared working day · meet at 11:30 AM New York timeLondon and São Paulo5 hours of shared working day · meet at 1:30 PM London timeNew York and ShanghaiNo shared working hours · fairest at 6 PM New York timeLondon and ShanghaiNo shared working hours · fairest at 8:30 AM London timeSan Francisco and São Paulo3 hours of shared working day · meet at 10 AM San Francisco timeBangalore and São PauloNo shared working hours · fairest at 5 PM Bangalore timeSingapore and São PauloNo shared working hours · fairest at 6 PM Singapore timeSan Francisco and ShanghaiNo shared working hours · fairest at 4:30 PM San Francisco timeLos Angeles and ShanghaiNo shared working hours · fairest at 4:30 PM Los Angeles timeBangalore and Shanghai5 hours 30 minutes of shared working day · meet at 11 AM Bangalore timeLos Angeles and São Paulo3 hours of shared working day · meet at 10 AM Los Angeles timeSydney and São PauloNo shared working hours · fairest at 7:30 AM Sydney time

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