Sao Paulo to Richmond: time difference
Richmond 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 16:15 4:15 PM Richmond 14:15 2:15 PM You –:–
16:15 4:15 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 18:23
14:15 2:15 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 17:35
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−2 h
Richmond is 2 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Richmond 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
🇯🇲 Richmond
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 | 🇯🇲 Richmond |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:15 | 14:15 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sao Paulo | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 17:35 |
| Daylight | 13 h 5 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 2,046 |
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Sao Paulo and Richmond: common questions
How far behind Sao Paulo is Richmond?
Richmond is 2 hours behind Sao Paulo: UTC−5 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Richmond?
At 9:00 AM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Richmond show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Richmond at the end of the working day in Sao Paulo?
The working day in Sao Paulo ends at 6:00 PM; in Richmond it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Sao Paulo and Richmond are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Richmond), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Sao Paulo is it still yesterday in Richmond?
Before 2:00 AM in Sao Paulo, the date in Richmond has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Richmond, it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Does the time difference between Sao Paulo and Richmond change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
