Sao Paulo to Stafford, VA: time difference
Stafford, 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 03:57 3:57 AM Stafford, VA 02:57 2:57 AM You –:–
03:57 3:57 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:37 · 🌙 18:10
02:57 2:57 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:37
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−1 h
Stafford, VA is 1 h behind Sao Paulo.
When you, Sao Paulo and Stafford, 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
🇺🇸 Stafford, 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 | 🇺🇸 Stafford, VA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:57 | 02:57 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Monday, October 12, 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 | 05:37 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 12 h 33 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 11,451,999 | 17,693 |
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Sao Paulo and Stafford, VA: common questions
How many hours behind Sao Paulo is Stafford, VA?
The clocks in Stafford are 1 hour behind those in Sao Paulo (UTC−4 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Stafford, 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 Stafford.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, what time is it in Stafford, VA?
At 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo, clocks in Stafford show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sao Paulo and Stafford, VA, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sao Paulo (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Stafford), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Sao Paulo is it still yesterday in Stafford, VA?
Before 1:00 AM in Sao Paulo, the date in Stafford has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Stafford, it is already the next day in Sao Paulo.
Is the time difference between Sao Paulo and Stafford, VA, the same all year?
No. Only Stafford switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Stafford will be 2 hours behind Sao Paulo.
