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Convert Brasilia Time to Central Time

BRT · UTC−3 → CST · UTC−6

BRT is 3 hours ahead of CST

Today São Paulo is on UTC-3 (UTC−3) and Chicago on CDT (UTC−5), so right now São Paulo is 2 hours ahead of Chicago.

São Paulo · UTC-3

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Chicago · CDT

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

When are both sides at work?

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São PauloUTC-3 · -03:00
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ChicagoCDT · -05:00
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Shared working hours: 11:00–18:00 in São Paulo is 09:00–16:00 in Chicago.

Working (09–18) Awake, off the clock Asleep (23–07)

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08:25 Wed 7 Oct São Paulo = 06:25 Wed 7 Oct Chicago

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Hour-by-hour conversion

São Paulo (BRT)Chicago (CST)
00:0022:00prev. day
01:0023:00prev. day
02:0000:00
03:0001:00
04:0002:00
05:0003:00
06:0004:00
07:0005:00
08:0006:00Now
09:0007:00
10:0008:00
11:0009:00Both at work
12:0010:00Both at work
13:0011:00Both at work
14:0012:00Both at work
15:0013:00Both at work
16:0014:00Both at work
17:0015:00Both at work
18:0016:00
19:0017:00
20:0018:00
21:0019:00
22:0020:00
23:0021:00

About this conversion

BRT here means Brasilia Time, represented by São Paulo (America/Sao_Paulo), currently UTC−3. CST means Central Time, represented by Chicago (America/Chicago), currently UTC−5.

CST is used by 15 zones, including United States. See every meaning of CST.

Working hours are shown as 09:00–18:00 local, and sleeping hours as 23:00–07:00. The hour table is anchored on the current day in São Paulo; day boundaries are marked where the date differs.

Quick answers

  • 09:00 BRT is 07:00 CST
  • 12:00 BRT is 10:00 CST
  • 15:00 BRT is 13:00 CST
  • 18:00 BRT is 16:00 CST

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