Distance from New York City to São Paulo
New York City (United States) and São Paulo (Brazil) are 7,685 km apart — that's 4,775 miles or 4,150 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 7,685 km · 4,775 mi · 4,150 nmi
- Initial bearing New York City → São Paulo
- 153° (SSE)
- Initial bearing São Paulo → New York City
- 338° (NNW)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 9 h 42 min
- Time zones
- New York City UTC-04:00 · São Paulo UTC-03:00 (+1 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 22 min — the sun rises later in New York City
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 10:00 UTC / 00:05 UTC
- São Paulo
- -23.5475, -46.6361
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 09:38 UTC / 20:48 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.