São Paulo is typically 2 hours ahead of New York. When it's 5:00 PM in São Paulo, it's 3:00 PM in New York. New York observes daylight saving time, but Brazil no longer does.
During US daylight saving time (March to November), the difference is 1 hour. During US standard time (November to March), the difference increases to 2 hours. Brazil discontinued DST in 2019.
Good business hour overlap! 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM New York corresponds to 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM São Paulo (during US DST) or 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (US standard time). Easy coordination.
São Paulo is the largest city in the Americas and Brazil's financial capital. The New York-São Paulo corridor is one of the busiest for US-Latin American business, with numerous daily flights.