Portuguese Dress Code

Portuguese Dress Code

It is important to look smart and well presented in Portugal. Men will invariably wear sports jacket, trousers and shirt and tie whilst women tend to wear business smart suits with a skirt.

The dress-down approach doesn’t seem to have made many inroads into Portuguese business circles even in hi-tech operations – although a few organisations have adopted a casual Friday routine.

Author

This country-specific business culture profile was written by Keith Warburton who is the founder of the cultural awareness training consultancy Global Business Culture. 

Global Business culture is a leading training provider in the fields of cross-cultural communication and global virtual team working.  We provide training to global corporations in live classroom-based formats, through webinars and also through our cultural awareness digital learning hub, Global Business Compass.

This World Business Culture profile is designed as an introduction to business culture in Portugal only and a more detailed understanding needs a more in-depth exploration which we can provide through our training and consultancy services.