BRT to EST
Converting a fixed time. America/Sao_Paulo → America/New_York
5:00 pm in BRT is
4:00 pm in EST.
17:00 → 16:00 on a 24-hour clock ·
UTC-3 → EDT
BRT now
12:43pm
UTC-3 · UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
EST now
11:43am
EDT · UTC-4
America/New_York
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| BRT | EST | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 11pm Wed | 00:00 → 23:00 | asleep in EST |
| 1am | 12am | 01:00 → 00:00 | asleep in EST |
| 2am | 1am | 02:00 → 01:00 | asleep in EST |
| 3am | 2am | 03:00 → 02:00 | asleep in EST |
| 4am | 3am | 04:00 → 03:00 | asleep in EST |
| 5am | 4am | 05:00 → 04:00 | asleep in EST |
| 6am | 5am | 06:00 → 05:00 | asleep in EST |
| 7am | 6am | 07:00 → 06:00 | asleep in EST |
| 8am | 7am | 08:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 8am | 09:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10am | 9am | 10:00 → 09:00 | both at work |
| 11am | 10am | 11:00 → 10:00 | both at work |
| 12pm now | 11am | 12:00 → 11:00 | both at work |
| 1pm | 12pm | 13:00 → 12:00 | both at work |
| 2pm | 1pm | 14:00 → 13:00 | both at work |
| 3pm | 2pm | 15:00 → 14:00 | both at work |
| 4pm | 3pm | 16:00 → 15:00 | both at work |
| 5pm | 4pm | 17:00 → 16:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 5pm | 18:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 6pm | 19:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 7pm | 20:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 8pm | 21:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 9pm | 22:00 → 21:00 | asleep in BRT |
| 11pm | 10pm | 23:00 → 22:00 | asleep in EST |
Call times
Both places are at work between 10am and 17:00 in Sao Paulo — 9am to 3pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in EST when it is 5:00 pm in BRT?
4:00 pm in EST the same day.
How many hours ahead is EST of BRT?
EST is 1 hour behind BRT. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between BRT and EST?
Both places are at work between 10am and 17:00 in Sao Paulo — 9am to 3pm at the other end.