Business Dress Code

• To feel comfortable in Brazil’s tropical climate, wear clothing made of light materials that will help keep you cool. Light cottons and similar natural fibers are usually good choices.

• Not all taxi cabs have air conditioner, unless you request a “special taxi cab”. Make sure you ask the driver about air conditioner before getting on board.

• Seasons in Brazil are opposite to those in North America; June, July and August is winter and December, January, and February is summer.

• Men should wear dark suits in black, charcoal gray, or navy blue. Depending on the industry, light colors in the summer months are acceptable. Dark is better if you are traveling because it hides any dirt better.

• Select ties that are well-made and conservative. Fancy and cartoon ties will reinforce an image of “gringo”

• Ensure that your shoes are polished and kept in good condition.

• Wardrobe options for women include conservative dresses, suits, pantsuits, skirts, and blouses. While you should dress conservatively, strive for an elegant, rather than ‘frumpish’, appearance.

• On few occasions for formal business entertaining, dark suits for men are the appropriate formal wear. Sport social will be the choice for most of the other cases.

• On occasions for business entertaining, elegant dresses or skirts and blouses are appropriate formal wear for women. That famous ‘little black dress’ is perfect on all occasions.

• The colors of the Brazilian flag are green and yellow. Wearing this color combination will only make you an object of ridicule.

• Even if you’re just taking a walk through the streets or shopping, be sure to dress well. There is a cultural requirement that people of higher classes dress better than the others. Khakis or other pants and an attractive long-sleeved shirt are acceptable for men; women should wear a nice pair of pants or a skirt.

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