South America
Video Chat with People from Brazil
Brazil is big enough to have several time zones, but most people, from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte, Salvador and Recife, live on Brasília time (UTC−3) with no daylight saving. A 9 PM chat in São Paulo lines up with early evening on the US East Coast and lands around or after midnight in Western Europe.
Portuguese is the language you'll hear, with accents and slang that shift from the carioca sound of Rio to the gaúcho South and the Northeast. English comfort varies, and even a little Portuguese makes a chat warmer. Football is the obvious opener, but music runs just as deep: samba, bossa nova, sertanejo, forró, funk and MPB all have devoted fans. Ask about food too, from feijoada and pão de queijo to açaí and a weekend churrasco, or about Carnival, beaches and trips into the Amazon. Our Portuguese phrase guide has more phrases to get you started.
Brazil at a glance
| Flag | 🇧🇷 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Capital | Brasília |
| Region | Americas · South America |
| Official language | Portuguese |
| Currency | Brazilian real (R$, BRL) |
| Calling code | +55 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time (America/Sao_Paulo) |
How to say hello
A few words of Portuguese make a great first impression, even if you switch to English right after.
| Language | Phrase | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | Oi, tudo bem? | oy, TOO-doo bayn | Hi, all good? |
| Portuguese | E aí? | ee ah-EE | What's up? |
| Portuguese | Boa noite! | BOH-ah NOY-chee | Good evening! |
| Portuguese | Prazer! | prah-ZEHR | Nice to meet you! |
Tips for chatting with people from Brazil
- Ask which football club they support before sharing opinions about any rival; it's a fun opener either way.
- Brazilian and European Portuguese differ in accent and some vocabulary. If you learned from a Portugal-based course, say so; comparing words is half the fun.
- Ask what their state is known for. Food, music and slang in Bahia, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul are wonderfully different.
- 'Valeu!' (vah-LEH-oo) is a casual 'thanks' you'll hear all the time, and using it back sounds natural and friendly.
Only meet people from Brazil
Omlet matches you Worldwide by default. To meet only people from Brazil, use the country filter, the only filter Omlet has:
- Open Omlet and press Country on the control panel.
- Search for Brazil and select it.
- Press Start. Press Next to meet someone else from Brazil, or switch back to Worldwide any time.
Your first day is free: you add a card through Stripe to start it, and nothing is charged that day. When the 24 hours end, the country filter costs $3 one time, charged to that card, unless you cancel before then in Settings (if you cancel, you can still pick a country until the day ends). It's not a subscription, and it stays unlocked on that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and clearing your browser data removes it. There's one free day per device, home network and card. Payment goes through Stripe, so Omlet never sees your card number.
The filter works both ways, and matching can be slower when fewer people from Brazil are online. Chatting itself is free, and Worldwide matching never costs anything.
Your own country is detected automatically and shown to the people you meet as a flag.
Neighboring countries
Brazil borders 10 countries. Curious about the people next door? Meet them too: