Weather and Dress code

Rio is a beach town, so people are quite relaxed. It is a little bit like California, but warmer... even in the winter. I am in Rio right now and had 90F (32C) yesterday, but a cold front arrived and it is now in the low 70s F (low 20s C) and overcast. I expect the same trend during the first two weeks of August.

Anyway, I recommend that you wear two layers, but no need for a thick jacket or even a thick sweater, even during the evening temperatures are rarely below 60F (15 C). But if you are planning to go to São Paulo or south, I recommend a jacket. Temperatures can get below 50F (10C) there.

Some of you have asked me about how to dress for dinners etc. Although Brazilians are informal, they do tend to dress up for dinners and night events. During the day many people wear shorts, but rarely at night, specially this time of the year, since they think it is cold :-)