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title: "Best Meeting Time: New York & São Paulo — Geo-Parity"
description: "New York and São Paulo share 480 minutes of standard working hours (09:00–17:00 New York time). Time difference: 1h."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/meeting/new-york-and-s-o-paulo/"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Timezone Overlap · 1h apart

# Best meeting time between 🇺🇸 New York and 🇧🇷 São Paulo

With standard 09:00–18:00 days, both cities are simultaneously at work for 480 minutes.

## The golden window (2026-09-23)

- 🇺🇸 New York: 09:00–17:00 local
- 🇧🇷 São Paulo: 10:00–18:00 local
- UTC 13:00–21:00 · 480 minutes

[Open this pair in the interactive planner →](https://geo-parity.com/meeting-planner?z=America/New_York:540-1080,America/Sao_Paulo:540-1080) (live DST, custom hours, more cities)

## Quick facts

- New York: UTC−4 (America/New_York)
- São Paulo: UTC−3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Time difference: 1 hours (on 2026-09-23)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is the time difference between New York and São Paulo?**: 1 hours (as of 2026-09-23; daylight saving can shift it by an hour part of the year).
- **What is the timezone friction score between New York and São Paulo?**: 100/100 (Effortless) — 8h of shared working time per day. Higher scores mean easier synchronous collaboration; add the rest of your team in the interactive scorer for the full picture and the 'lone wolf' flag.
- **When can teams in New York and São Paulo meet during working hours?**: With standard 09:00–18:00 working days, the shared window is 480 minutes: 09:00–17:00 in New York and 10:00–18:00 in São Paulo.
- **Does this account for daylight saving time?**: Yes — offsets are computed from the IANA timezone database for the specific date. Use the interactive planner to check any future date.

Overlap computed for 2026-09-23; DST transitions can shift it. Agents: GET /api/meeting.json?zones=America/New_York,America/Sao_Paulo.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/meeting/new-york-and-s-o-paulo/