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title: "Best Meeting Time: São Paulo & Tokyo — Geo-Parity"
description: "São Paulo and Tokyo have no standard working-hours overlap (12h apart). See the best compromise slot."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/meeting/s-o-paulo-and-tokyo/"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Timezone Overlap · 12h apart

# Best meeting time between 🇧🇷 São Paulo and 🇯🇵 Tokyo

With standard 09:00–18:00 days, these cities never overlap — someone has to flex.

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

No shared 09:00–18:00 window. Open the planner below to see the best compromise slot and adjust each side's hours.

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

## Quick facts

- São Paulo: UTC−3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Tokyo: UTC+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Time difference: 12 hours (on 2026-09-23)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is the time difference between São Paulo and Tokyo?**: 12 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 Tokyo?**: 10/100 (Broken) — 0h 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 Tokyo meet during working hours?**: With standard 09:00–18:00 working days there is no shared window — one side needs to flex earlier or later. The interactive planner shows the best near-miss.
- **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,Asia/Tokyo.

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