485BPOS 2013-08-31 0000897469 2013-01-01 Dreyfus International Funds, Inc. false 2012-12-28 2013-01-01 The fund is non-diversified, which means that the fund may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. Therefore, the fund's performance may be more vulnerable to changes in the market value of a single issuer or group of issuers and more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund. <tt>The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells<br />securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may<br />indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund<br />shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected <br />in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's <br />performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio <br />turnover rate was 38.60% of the average value of its portfolio.</tt> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.dreyfus.com/role/ExpenseExample_S000026643Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.dreyfus.com/role/BarChartData_S000026643Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> <tt>The fund seeks long-term capital growth.</tt> <tt>The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund<br />with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you<br />invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all <br />of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your<br />investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses<br />remain the same. The one-year example and the first year of the three-, five-<br />and ten-years examples are based on net operating expenses, which reflect the<br />expense waiver/reimbursement by The Dreyfus Corporation. Although your actual<br />costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</tt> reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes <tt>To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets,<br />plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies:<br />(i) that have their registered office in Brazil; (ii) whose principal trading<br />market is in Brazil; or (iii) that have a majority of their assets, or that<br />derive a significant portion of their revenue or profits from businesses,<br />investments or sales, in Brazil. The fund may invest in the stocks of companies<br />of any size, although it focuses on large and mid-cap companies (generally, with<br />market capitalizations of $2 billion or more at the time of purchase). The<br />fund's sub-investment adviser seeks investment opportunities in companies with<br />sustainable earnings, attractive valuations and high dividend yields that<br />indicate the potential for strong sustainable capital growth. The sub-adviser<br />constructs the fund's portfolio through a combination of quantitative and<br />fundamental bottom-up research, and an understanding of local/regional<br />macroeconomic trends. In selecting securities, the fund's portfolio managers use<br />a three-step investment process consisting of: (1) quantitative analysis, (2)<br />fundamental analysis and (3) portfolio construction.</tt> Fund Summary You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in certain funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. Example After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Investment Objective The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money. Principal Risks Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.3860 Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) -- Class A Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those shown. Performance 50000 The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. <tt>Best Quarter <br />Q3, 2010: 19.19% <br />Worst Quarter<br />Q3, 2011: -25.57% <br /><br />The year-to-date total return of the fund's Class A shares <br />as of 9/30/12 was 3.06%.</tt> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/11) <tt>The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Class A shares <br />from year to year. Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, <br />and if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those <br />shown.</tt> Portfolio Turnover <tt>An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed<br />by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government<br />agency. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price fluctuates, <br />sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.<br /> <br />o Risks of concentrating investments in Brazil. The fund's performance will be<br />influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting Brazil. Special<br />risks include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed<br />or efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information,<br />political instability and differing accounting and legal standards. Because the<br />fund's investments are concentrated in Brazil, the fund's performance could be<br />more volatile than that of more geographically diversified funds.<br /> <br />As an emerging market, the Brazilian market tends to be more volatile than the<br />markets of more mature economies, and generally has a less diverse and less<br />mature economic structure and a less stable political system than those of<br />developed countries. Certain political, economic, legal and currency risks have<br />contributed to a high level of price volatility in the Brazilian equity and<br />currency markets and could adversely affect investments in the fund. Brazil has<br />historically experienced high rates of inflation and may continue to do so.<br />Inflationary pressures may slow the rate of growth of the Brazilian economy and<br />may lead to further government intervention in the economy, which could<br />adversely affect the fund's investments. Brazil continues to suffer from chronic<br />structural public sector deficits. Unanticipated political or social<br />developments may result in increased volatility in the fund's share price and<br />sudden and significant investment losses.<br /> <br />o Emerging market risk. The securities of issuers located in emerging markets<br />tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of issuers located in<br />more mature economies, and emerging markets generally have less diverse and less<br />mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of<br />developed countries. The securities of issuers located or doing substantial<br />business in emerging markets are often subject to rapid and large changes in<br />price.<br /> <br />o Foreign currency risk. Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the<br />risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or,<br />in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to<br />the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly<br />over short periods of time. Foreign currencies are also subject to risks caused<br />by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political<br />factors and government intervention and controls.<br />&#xA0;&#xA0;<br />o Risks of stock investing. Stocks generally fluctuate more in value than bonds<br />and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is the chance that<br />stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles,<br />with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The market value of a stock<br />may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors<br />that affect the company or its particular industry.<br /> <br />o Liquidity risk. When there is little or no active trading market for specific<br />types of securities, it can become more difficult to sell the securities at or<br />near their perceived value. In such a market, the value of such securities and<br />the fund's share price may fall dramatically. Investments in foreign securities,<br />particularly those of issuers located in emerging markets, may have greater<br />exposure to liquidity risk than domestic securities.<br /> <br />o Non-diversification risk. The fund is non-diversified, which means that the<br />fund may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a limited number<br />of issuers. Therefore, the fund's performance may be more vulnerable to changes<br />in the market value of a single issuer or group of issuers and more susceptible<br />to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence<br />than a diversified fund.</tt> Fees and Expenses After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary. Principal Investment Strategy www.dreyfus.com <tt>The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of<br />investing in the fund. The table compares the average annual total returns <br />of the fund's shares to those of a broad measure of market performance. The <br />fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an <br />indication of how the fund will perform in the future. More recent performance<br />information may be available at www.dreyfus.com.</tt> <tt>This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold<br />shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your<br />family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in certain<br />funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. More information about these and other<br />discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Shareholder<br />Guide section on page 11 of the Prospectus and in the How to Buy Shares section<br />and the Additional Information About How to Buy Shares section on page II-1 and<br />page III-1, respectively, of the fund's Statement of Additional Information.<br />Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment<br />of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if<br />redeemed within one year.</tt> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.dreyfus.com/role/OperatingExpensesData_S000026643Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: <div style="display:none">~ http://www.dreyfus.com/role/PerformanceTableData_S000026643Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * column rr_PerformanceMeasureAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> <tt>After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance <br />of the fund's other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated <br />using the historical highest individual federal marginal tax rates, and do not <br />reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend <br />on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the <br />after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares <br />through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement<br />accounts.</tt> An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. <div style="display:none">~ http://www.dreyfus.com/role/ExpenseExampleNoRedemption_S000026643Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.dreyfus.com/role/ShareholderFeesData_S000026643Member column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> MSCI 10/40 Brazil NR Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes -0.1991 0.0003 2009-10-01 Class A returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares -0.1331 -0.0121 2009-10-01 Class A returns after taxes on distributions -0.2130 -0.0163 2009-10-01 DBZIX -2.00 0.0000 Class I returns before taxes 178 178 605 -0.0026 2317 1059 -0.1596 0.0076 0.0125 2014-01-01 2317 605 1059 0.0000 0.0175 0.0201 0.0145 2009-10-01 0.0000 DBZCX -2.00 0.0000 Class C returns before taxes 378 278 904 -0.0025 3300 1555 -0.1763 0.0100 0.0125 2014-01-01 3300 904 1555 0.0075 0.0275 0.0300 0.0054 2009-10-01 0.0100 DBZAX -2.00 Worst Quarter Best Quarter 0.0575 2012-09-30 Class A returns before taxes 766 2010-09-30 766 1207 -0.2557 -0.0021 0.1017 2957 1674 0.1919 -0.2098 0.0096 0.0125 2014-01-01 2011-09-30 2957 1207 1674 The year-to-date total return of the fund's Class A shares -0.1614 0.0000 0.0200 0.0221 -0.0145 2009-10-01 0.0306 0.0000 0000897469 ck0000897469:SummaryS000026643Memberck0000897469:S000026643Memberck0000897469:C000079997Member 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 0000897469 ck0000897469:SummaryS000026643Memberck0000897469:S000026643Memberck0000897469:C000079998Member 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 0000897469 ck0000897469:SummaryS000026643Memberck0000897469:S000026643Memberck0000897469:C000079999Member 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 0000897469 ck0000897469:SummaryS000026643Memberck0000897469:S000026643Memberrr:AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMemberck0000897469:C000079997Member 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 0000897469 ck0000897469:SummaryS000026643Memberck0000897469:S000026643Memberrr:AfterTaxesOnDistributionsAndSalesMemberck0000897469:C000079997Member 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 0000897469 ck0000897469:SummaryS000026643Memberck0000897469:S000026643Memberck0000897469:RRINDEX00001Member 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 0000897469 ck0000897469:SummaryS000026643Memberck0000897469:S000026643Member 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 0000897469 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 pure iso4217:USD The Dreyfus Corporation has contractually agreed, until January 1, 2014, to assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the total annual fund operating expenses of none of the classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 distribution plan fees, shareholder services plan fees, taxes, interest expense, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.75%. On or after January 1, 2014, The Dreyfus Corporation may terminate this expense waiver at any time.