Sao Paulo to Alvin, TX: time difference
Alvin, TX is 2 h behind Sao Paulo. 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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Sao Paulo 23:20 11:20 PM Alvin, TX 21:20 9:20 PM You –:–
23:20 11:20 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 18:09
21:20 9:20 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:58
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−2 h
Alvin, TX is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Alvin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇷 Sao Paulo
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
🇺🇸 Alvin, TX
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 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo | 🇺🇸 Alvin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:20 | 21:20 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:58 |
| Daylight | 12 h 29 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 24,236 |
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Sao Paulo and Alvin, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Alvin, TX?
Alvin is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Sao Paulo is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Alvin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Alvin show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Alvin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Alvin show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Sao Paulo and in Alvin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Alvin.
When is it still the previous day in Alvin, TX?
Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Alvin. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Alvin it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Alvin, TX, the same all year?
No. Only Alvin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Alvin will be 3 hours behind Sao Paulo.
