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In Brazil, which word is the informal way to say 'you' (counterpart of o senhor)?

você

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  1. a senhora
  2. o garçom
  3. você ✔

Why: Você is the informal counterpart to o senhor and a senhora in Brazil. In Portugal, você can sound distant or even rude, so use o senhor or a senhora with strangers.

Huh, didn't know that: Brazilians often ask Tudo bem? with você to friends.

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Answer: você. Você is the informal counterpart to o senhor and a senhora in Brazil. In Portugal, você can sound distant or even rude, so use o senhor or a senhora with strangers.

  1. FSI Brazilian Portuguese FAST, Volume 1 (Foreign Service Institute) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Portuguese/FAST/Volume%201/FSI%20-%20Portuguese%20FAST%20-%20Volume%201.pdf
    Você
    Checked 2026-10-11.
  2. Wiktionary: você en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=voc%C3%AA&action=raw
    formal or informal in Brazil, formal or semi-formal in Portugal
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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