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title: "Best Meeting Time: São Paulo & Lagos — Geo-Parity"
description: "São Paulo and Lagos share 300 minutes of standard working hours (09:00–14:00 São Paulo time). Time difference: 4h."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/meeting/s-o-paulo-and-lagos/"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Timezone Overlap · 4h apart

# Best meeting time between 🇧🇷 São Paulo and 🇳🇬 Lagos

With standard 09:00–18:00 days, both cities are simultaneously at work for 300 minutes.

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

- 🇧🇷 São Paulo: 09:00–14:00 local
- 🇳🇬 Lagos: 13:00–18:00 local
- UTC 12:00–17:00 · 300 minutes

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

## Quick facts

- São Paulo: UTC−3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Lagos: UTC+1 (Africa/Lagos)
- Time difference: 4 hours (on 2026-09-23)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is the time difference between São Paulo and Lagos?**: 4 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 São Paulo and Lagos?**: 100/100 (Effortless) — 5h 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 São Paulo and Lagos meet during working hours?**: With standard 09:00–18:00 working days, the shared window is 300 minutes: 09:00–14:00 in São Paulo and 13:00–18:00 in Lagos.
- **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/Sao_Paulo,Africa/Lagos.

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