Tips - Weights and measures

Brazil uses the metric system.
Temperatures are expressed in centigrade. (86o fahrenheit = 30o centigrade)

Clothing and Shoes
Brazilian sizes are different from both European and North American sizes. Most stores can help you find your size.

WEIGHT CHARTS(click to see charts)


Male's Shoes

Brazil

UK

USA

France

38

5

5 / 5.5

38

39

5.5 / 6

6 / 6.5

39

 

6.5

6.5

 

40

7

7

40

41

7.5 / 8

7.5 / 8.5

41

42

8

8.5 / 9.5

42

43

8.5 / 9

9 / 9.5

43

44

9.5 / 10

10

44




Female's Shoes

Brazil

UK

USA

Italy

France

36

3.5 / 4.5

4.5 / 6

37

4 / 36

 

4

5

 

36.5

37

4.5 / 5

5.5 / 6.5

38

5 / 37

 

5

6

 

37.5

38

5.5

6.5 / 7

39

6 / 38

38.5

6

7.5

40

7 / 38.5

39

6.5

8

41

8 / 39




Dress Shirt - Number of Collar

Brazil

Europe

USA / UK

35

35

14

37

37

14.5

38

38

15

39

39

15.5

41

41

16

42

42

16.5

43

43

17

44

44

17.5




Suit

Brazil

USA / UK

France

 

35

36

46

36

38

 

37

40

48

38

42

 

39

44

50

40

46

52

42

48

54

44

 




Female's Dress

Brazil

UK

USA

Italy

France

38

10 / 32

8 / 10

40

38

40

12 / 34

10 / 12

42

40

42

14 / 36

12 / 14

44

42

44

16 / 38

14 / 16

46

44

46

18 / 40

16 / 18

48

46

48

20 / 42

18 / 20

50

48



Weight

1 ounce (Oz)

28.35 grams (g)

1 pound (lb)

0.454 kilograms (kg)



Linear Measure

1 foot (ft)

30.479 centimetres (cm)

1 inch (in)

2.53995 centimetres (cm)

1 yard (yd)

0.9144 metres (mts)

1 mile (mi)

1.6093 kilometres (km)



Velocity

1 mile / hour (mi/h)

1.6 kilometres / hour (km/h)

1 kilometres / hour (km/h)

0.62 mile / hour (mi/h)



Capacity

1 litre (l)

0.21997 gallons (gal)

1 litre (l)

0.263 gallons (US gal)



Temperature

oC

oF

100

212

90

194

80

176

70

158

60

140

50

122

40

104

30

86

20

68

10

50

0

32

-17.8

0