Greetings and Goodbyes in Brazilian Portuguese
This page will help you to expand your Brazilian Portuguese language skills when it comes to greetings and goodbyes. Below you will find four categories of translations - one for hellos, one for time-specific greetings (like good morning, afternoon, etc.), one for goodbyes, and a final category for other useful greetings that just didn't happen to fit into other categories.
Each translation listed below is presented from Brazilian Portuguese to English. Scroll down for our full list of greeting translations.
Brazilian Portuguese Greetings:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings from English to Brazilian Portuguese.
Ways to Say Hello in Brazilian Portuguese
Olá ➔ Hello
Oi ➔ Hi
Time-Specific Greetings in Brazilian Portuguese
Bom dia ➔ Good morning
Boa tarde ➔ Good afternoon
Boa noite ➔ Good evening / Good night
How to Say Goodbye in Brazilian Portuguese
Até a proxima. ➔ Until next time.
Até amanhã! ➔ See you tomorrow!
Até mais tarde. ➔ See you later.
Adeus ➔ Goodbye (when you won't be seeing someone again)
flw ➔ Bye (texting abbreviation, 'falou')
Tchau ➔ Goodbye
Tchau tchau ➔ Bye bye
Tenha um bom dia. ➔ Have a nice day.
vlw ➔ Thanks, bye. (texting abbreviation, 'valeu')
Other Useful Greetings in Brazilian Portuguese
É um prazer. ➔ Nice to meet you.
This list of Brazilian Portuguese greetings was last updated on March 22, 2025.
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