Sao Paulo to Fairfax, VA: time difference
Fairfax, VA is 1 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 06:10 6:10 AM Fairfax, VA 05:10 5:10 AM You –:–
06:10 6:10 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 18:13
05:10 5:10 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:28
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−1 h
Fairfax, VA is 1 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Fairfax, VA 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
🇺🇸 Fairfax, VA
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo | 🇺🇸 Fairfax, VA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:10 | 05:10 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 07:22 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 24,146 |
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Sao Paulo and Fairfax, VA: common questions
What is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Fairfax, VA?
Fairfax is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−4, while Sao Paulo is on UTC−3.
What time is it in Fairfax, VA, when it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, it is 8:00 AM in Fairfax.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Fairfax, VA?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Fairfax show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Sao Paulo and in Fairfax, VA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Fairfax.
When is it still the previous day in Fairfax, VA?
Until 1:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Fairfax. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Fairfax it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Does the time gap between Sao Paulo and Fairfax, VA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Fairfax but not in Sao Paulo. From November 1, 2026, Fairfax will be 2 hours behind Sao Paulo.
