Sao Paulo to Chicago, IL: time difference
Chicago, IL 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 02:44 2:44 AM Chicago, IL 00:44 12:44 AM You –:–
02:44 2:44 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:09
00:44 12:44 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:20
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−2 h
Chicago, IL is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Chicago, IL 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
🇺🇸 Chicago, IL
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 | 🇺🇸 Chicago, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:44 | 00:44 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 05:39 | 06:57 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 31 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 2,746,388 |
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Sao Paulo and Chicago, IL: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Chicago, IL?
The clocks in Chicago are 2 hours behind those in Sao Paulo (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Chicago, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Chicago show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Chicago, IL, at the end of the working day in Sao Paulo?
The working day in Sao Paulo ends at 6:00 PM; in Chicago it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Sao Paulo and Chicago, IL, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Chicago), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Sao Paulo is it still yesterday in Chicago, IL?
Before 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo, the date in Chicago has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Chicago, it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Chicago, IL, the same all year?
No. Only Chicago switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Chicago will be 3 hours behind Sao Paulo.
