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Best Meeting Time:
Los Angeles & São Paulo

🇺🇸 Los Angeles (UTC−7) · 🇧🇷 São Paulo (UTC−3) · 4 hours difference — São Paulo is ahead

Best Time to Meet

🇺🇸 09:00–13:00 in Los Angeles = 🇧🇷 13:00–17:00 in São Paulo4 hours of overlap within standard business hours (09:00–17:00)

24-Hour Schedule

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🇺🇸 Los Angeles17:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:0000:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:00
🇧🇷 São Paulo21:0022:0023:0000:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:00
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Quick Reference

🇺🇸 09:00 Los Angeles→🇧🇷 13:00 São Paulo
🇺🇸 12:00 Los Angeles→🇧🇷 16:00 São Paulo
🇺🇸 15:00 Los Angeles→🇧🇷 19:00 São Paulo
🇺🇸 18:00 Los Angeles→🇧🇷 22:00 São Paulo

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Working across Los Angeles and São Paulo

Los Angeles and São Paulo share technology as core industries, which is where the traffic between them comes from. Put simply, when it is 09:00 in Los Angeles it is already 4 hours later in São Paulo.

Both cities work Monday to Friday, Los Angeles typically 09:00–18:00 and São Paulo 09:00–18:00 local time. On the Los Angeles side the dates that break a schedule are Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday of November, with the Friday) and Independence Day (4 July); on the São Paulo side, Carnival (Monday to Ash Wednesday, February or March) and Tiradentes Day (21 April).

The comfortable window is 09:00–13:00 Los Angeles time, which is 13:00–17:00 in São Paulo — 4 shared office hours, enough that nobody has to stretch. Only Los Angeles changes its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour twice a year while São Paulo stays put.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and São Paulo?›

São Paulo is 4 hours ahead of Los Angeles. The gap changes by an hour around the clock changes.

What are the best hours for a Los Angeles–São Paulo meeting?›

09:00–13:00 Los Angeles time, which is 13:00–17:00 in São Paulo — the 4-hour stretch when both are inside 09:00–17:00.

Do Los Angeles and São Paulo both change their clocks?›

Only Los Angeles does. The gap shifts by an hour twice a year while São Paulo stays on the same offset.

Is there a public holiday clash to watch between Los Angeles and São Paulo?›

The ones that most often surprise the other side are Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday of November, with the Friday) and Independence Day (4 July) in Los Angeles and Carnival (Monday to Ash Wednesday, February or March) and Tiradentes Day (21 April) in São Paulo.

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