Sao Paulo to Manta: time difference
Manta 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 20:01 8:01 PM Manta 18:01 6:01 PM You –:–
20:01 8:01 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 18:13
18:01 6:01 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:13
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−2 h
Manta is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Manta 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
🇪🇨 Manta
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 | 🇪🇨 Manta |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:01 | 18:01 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Ecuador Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Guayaquil |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:33 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 12 h 40 min | 12 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 217,553 |
Compare Sao Paulo with another city
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Sao Paulo and Manta: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Manta?
The clocks in Manta are 2 hours behind those in Sao Paulo (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Manta at the start of the working day in Sao Paulo?
The working day in Sao Paulo starts at 9:00 AM; in Manta it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Manta?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Manta show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sao Paulo and Manta are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Manta), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Manta?
Until 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo it is still the previous day in Manta. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Manta it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Manta the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sao Paulo nor Manta switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
