Istanbul to Sao Paulo: time difference
Sao Paulo is 6 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 04:43 4:43 AM Sao Paulo 22:43 10:43 PM You –:–
04:43 4:43 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:33
22:43 10:43 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
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−6 h
Sao Paulo is 6 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Sao Paulo are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇧🇷 Sao Paulo
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:43 | 22:43 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | America/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 05:40 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 12 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 11,451,999 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Big time differences
Istanbul and Sao Paulo: common questions
How far behind Istanbul is Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 6 hours behind Istanbul: UTC−3 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Sao Paulo?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Sao Paulo show 3:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Sao Paulo?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Sao Paulo show 12:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sao Paulo from Istanbul?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Istanbul – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Sao Paulo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sao Paulo?
Until 6:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Sao Paulo. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Does the time gap between Istanbul and Sao Paulo change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Istanbul nor in Sao Paulo, so the gap is 6 hours all year round.
