São Paulo is 2 hours ahead of New York during Eastern Standard Time. New York uses EST (UTC-5) while São Paulo uses Brasília Time (BRT, UTC-3). When it's 12:00 PM in New York, it's 2:00 PM in São Paulo.
During New York's daylight saving time (March to November), the difference reduces to 1 hour as New York moves to UTC-4. Brazil no longer observes daylight saving time.
Best calling time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM New York time. This corresponds to 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM in São Paulo (or 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM during EDT).
São Paulo is the largest city in South America and Brazil's financial center. Many US corporations have Latin American headquarters there. Direct flights take about 10 hours.