Distance from Moscow to São Paulo

The great-circle distance between Moscow, Russia and São Paulo, Brazil is 11,806 km (7,336 mi · 6,375 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
11,806 km · 7,336 mi · 6,375 nmi
Initial bearing Moscow → São Paulo
252° (WSW)
Initial bearing São Paulo → Moscow
36° (NE)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 14 h 33 min
Time zones
Moscow UTC+03:00 · São Paulo UTC-03:00 (-6 h)
Sunrise gap today
339 min — the sun rises earlier in Moscow

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
Moscow
55.7520, 37.6178
Sunrise / sunset today
03:17 UTC / 15:29 UTC
São Paulo
-23.5475, -46.6361
Sunrise / sunset today
08:56 UTC / 21:04 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.