Sao Paulo to Lafayette, LA: time difference
Lafayette, LA 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 12:04 12:04 PM Lafayette, LA 10:04 10:04 AM You –:–
12:04 12:04 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 18:13
10:04 10:04 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:34
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−2 h
Lafayette, LA is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Lafayette, LA 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
🇺🇸 Lafayette, LA
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 | 🇺🇸 Lafayette, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:04 | 10:04 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 05:31 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 61,244 |
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Sao Paulo and Lafayette, LA: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Lafayette, LA?
The clocks in Lafayette 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 Lafayette, LA?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Lafayette show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Lafayette, LA, when it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, it is 4:00 PM in Lafayette.
When do working hours in Sao Paulo and in Lafayette, LA, 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 Lafayette.
Until what time in Sao Paulo is it still yesterday in Lafayette, LA?
Before 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo, the date in Lafayette has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Lafayette, it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Lafayette, LA, the same all year?
No. Only Lafayette switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Lafayette will be 3 hours behind Sao Paulo.
