typical verbal greetings are 'bom dia' for good morning, 'boa tarde' for good afternoon, and 'boa noite' for good evening - appropriate responses to these greetings would be to say the same back.

other greetings used include 'tudo bem?', 'tudo bom?' and 'como vai?' (how are you?), the typical response being 'tudo bom' or 'tudo bem', 'e voce?', meaning 'all is good, and you?' - when people are meeting for the first time it is common to say 'prazer', which means 'pleased to meet you', and when saying goodbye it is common to say 'ate logo', meaning 'see you soon, or 'tchau' (pronounced ciao) for goodbye.