Speak local in Rio de Janeiro

• Oi, tudo bem?oy, TOO-doo bayngHi, how are you? (and the usual reply: tudo bem)
• Bom dia / Boa tarde / Boa noitebong JEE-ah / BOH-ah TAR-jee / BOH-ah NOY-cheeGood morning / afternoon / evening
• Obrigado / Obrigadaoh-bree-GAH-doo / oh-bree-GAH-dahThank you (said by a man / a woman)
• Por favorpoor fah-VORPlease
• Com licençakong lee-SEN-sahExcuse me (to pass or get attention)
• Desculpajees-KOOL-pahSorry
• Você fala inglês?voh-SAY FAH-lah een-GLAYSDo you speak English?
• Não entendinowng en-ten-JEEI didn't understand
• Pode falar mais devagar?POH-jee fah-LAR mize jee-vah-GARCould you speak more slowly?

Emergency 190Ambulance 192Fire 193Disque Saúde, the health ministry's line: 136

Brazilian Portuguese is open-voweled and musical, and very different from Portugal's. English is patchy outside hotels and international offices, so a few phrases go a long way; Brazilians are warm about any attempt.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Brazilian Portuguese, so accents vary by phone and browser.