Sao Paulo to Hickory, NC: time difference
Hickory, NC 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 08:16 8:16 AM Hickory, NC 07:16 7:16 AM You –:–
08:16 8:16 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 18:13
07:16 7:16 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:47
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−1 h
Hickory, NC is 1 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Hickory, NC 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
🇺🇸 Hickory, NC
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 | 🇺🇸 Hickory, NC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:16 | 07:16 |
| 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 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 40,374 |
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Sao Paulo and Hickory, NC: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Hickory, NC?
The clocks in Hickory are 1 hour behind those in Sao Paulo (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Hickory, NC, at the start of the working day in Sao Paulo?
The working day in Sao Paulo starts at 9:00 AM; in Hickory it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Hickory, NC?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Hickory show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sao Paulo and Hickory, NC, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hickory), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Sao Paulo is it still yesterday in Hickory, NC?
Before 1:00 AM in Sao Paulo, the date in Hickory has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Hickory, it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Does the time difference between Sao Paulo and Hickory, NC, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Hickory. From November 1, 2026, Hickory will be 2 hours behind Sao Paulo.
