Distance from São Paulo to Shenzhen

São Paulo (Brazil) and Shenzhen (China) are 18,039 km apart — that's 11,209 miles or 9,740 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).

The numbers
Great-circle distance
18,039 km · 11,209 mi · 9,740 nmi
Initial bearing São Paulo → Shenzhen
89° (E)
Initial bearing Shenzhen → São Paulo
263° (W)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 21 h 53 min
Time zones
São Paulo UTC-03:00 · Shenzhen UTC+08:00 (+11 h)
Sunrise gap today
585 min — the sun rises later in São Paulo

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
São Paulo
-23.5475, -46.6361
Sunrise / sunset today
08:18 UTC / 21:25 UTC
Shenzhen
22.5455, 114.0683
Sunrise / sunset today
22:33 UTC / 09:44 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.