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Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund

 

Summary Prospectus

January 1, 2011
As Revised
June 15, 2011

       
 

Class Ticker

A DBZAX
C DBZCX
I DBZIX

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund's prospectus and other information about the fund, including the statement of additional information and most recent reports to shareholders, online at www.dreyfus.com/funddocuments. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-DREYFUS or by sending an e-mail request to info@dreyfus.com. The fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, dated January 1, 2011 and May 1, 2011, respectively, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.

Investment Objective

The fund seeks long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. 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. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Shareholder Guide section on page 10 of the Prospectus and in the How to Buy Shares section and the Additional Information About How to Buy Shares section on page II-1 and page III-1, respectively, of the fund's Statement of Additional Information. Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.

       

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 

Class A

Class C

Class I

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases

(as a percentage of offering price)

5.75

none

none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load)

(as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price)

none

1.00

none

Maximum redemption fee

(as a percentage of transaction amount; charged only

when selling shares you have owned for less than 60 days)

2.00

2.00

2.00

   


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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Class A

Class C

Class I

Management fees

1.25

1.25

1.25

Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees

none

.75

none

Other expenses (including shareholder services fees)

2.23

2.40

2.03

Total annual fund operating expenses

3.48

4.40

3.28

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement*

(.98)

(1.15)

(1.03)

Total annual fund operating expenses

(after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement)

2.50

3.25

2.25

*The Dreyfus Corporation has contractually agreed, until January 1, 2012, 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 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed 2.25%.

Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The one-year example and the first year of the three-, five- and ten-years examples are based on net operating expenses, which reflect the expense waiver/reimbursement by The Dreyfus Corporation. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

         
 

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A

$814

$1,496

$2,200

$4,054

Class C

$428

$1,229

$2,140

$4,468

Class I

$228

$914

$1,623

$3,507

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

         

 

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A

$814

$1,496

$2,200

$4,054

Class C

$328

$1,229

$2,140

$4,468

Class I

$228

$914

$1,623

$3,507

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 122.59% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategy

To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies: (i) that have their registered office in Brazil; (ii) whose principal trading market is in Brazil; or (iii) that have a majority of their assets, or that derive a significant portion of their revenue or profits from businesses, investments or sales, in Brazil. The fund's sub-investment adviser seeks investment opportunities in companies with sustainable earnings, attractive valuations and high dividend yields that indicate the potential for strong sustainable capital growth. The sub-adviser constructs the fund's portfolio through a combination of quantitative and fundamental bottom-up research, and an understanding of local/regional macroeconomic trends. In selecting securities, the fund's portfolio managers use a three-step investment process: (1) quantitative analysis, (2) fundamental analysis and (3) portfolio construction.

Principal Risks

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. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.

· Risks of concentrating investments in Brazil. The fund's performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting Brazil. Special risks include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing accounting and legal standards. Because

   

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the fund's investments are concentrated in Brazil, the fund's performance could be more volatile than that of more geographically diversified funds.

As an emerging market, the Brazilian market tends to be more volatile than the markets of more mature economies, and generally has a less diverse and less mature economic structure and a less stable political system than those of developed countries. Certain political, economic, legal and currency risks have contributed to a high level of price volatility in the Brazilian equity and currency markets and could adversely affect investments in the fund. Brazil has historically experienced high rates of inflation and may continue to do so. Inflationary pressures may slow the rate of growth of the Brazilian economy and may lead to further government intervention in the economy, which could adversely affect the fund's investments. Brazil continues to suffer from chronic structural public sector deficits. Unanticipated political or social developments may result in increased volatility in the fund's share price and sudden and significant investment losses.

· Foreign currency risk. Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, which will reduce the value of investments denominated in those currencies held by the fund.

· Risks of stock investing. Stocks generally fluctuate more in value than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is the chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The market value of a stock may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors that affect the company or its particular industry.

· Liquidity risk. When there is little or no active trading market for specific types of securities, it can become more difficult to sell the securities at or near their perceived value. In such a market, the value of such securities and the fund's share price may fall dramatically. Investments in foreign securities may have greater exposure to liquidity risk than domestic securities.

· Non-diversification risk. 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.

Performance

Since the fund has less than one full calendar year of performance, past performance information is not included in the summary prospectus. Annual performance returns provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in performance from year to year. Comparison of fund performance to an appropriate index indicates how the fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. Recent performance is available at www.dreyfus.com.

Portfolio Management

The fund's investment adviser is The Dreyfus Corporation. The Dreyfus Corporation has engaged its affiliate, BNY Mellon ARX Investimentos Ltda. (BNY Mellon ARX), to serve as the fund's sub-investment adviser. Rogério Poppe, CFA, and Bruno de Godoy Garcia, CFA, serve as the fund's co-primary portfolio managers, positions they have held since the fund's inception. Mr. Poppe is a portfolio manager at BNY Mellon ARX. Mr. Garcia is a partner at BNY Mellon ARX and coordinates a team of equity analysts.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

In general, the fund's minimum initial investment is $1,000 and the minimum subsequent investment is $100. You may sell your shares on any business day by calling 1-800-DREYFUS or by visiting www.dreyfus.com. You may also send your request to sell shares to The Dreyfus Family of Funds, P.O. Box 55268, Boston MA 02205-5268.

Tax Information

The fund's distributions are taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is through an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

   

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