485BPOS

File No. 33-58248

811-7502

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933[X]

Pre-Effective Amendment No.[__]

Post-Effective Amendment No. 37[X]

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940[X]

Amendment No. 37[X]

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

Dreyfus International Funds, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6000

Janette Farragher, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

X__ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

_____on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

_____ (days) days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

_____on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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_____on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

_____this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Dreyfus International Funds, Inc., certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New York on the 10th day of January 2012.

Dreyfus International Funds, Inc.

BY:	/s/ Bradley J. Skapyak*
	Bradley J. Skapyak, PRESIDENT

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signatures	Title	Date
/s/ Bradley J. Skapyak*	President (Principal Executive Officer)	01/10/2012
Bradley J. Skapyak
/s/ James Windels*	Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	01/10/2012
James Windels
/s/ Joseph S. DiMartino*	Chairman of the Board	01/10/2012
Joseph S. DiMartino
/s/ Peggy C. Davis*	Board Member	01/10/2012
Peggy C. Davis
/s/ David P. Feldman*	Board Member	01/10/2012
David P. Feldman
/s/ Ehud Houminer*	Board Member	01/10/2012
Ehud Houminer
/s/ Martin Peretz*	Board Member	01/10/2012
Martin Peretz

*BY:	/s/ Janette Farragher
	Janette Farragher Attorney-in-Fact

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

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Exhibits

EX-101.INS – Instance Document.

EX-101.SCH – Taxonomy.

EX-101.CAL – Calculation Linkbase.

EX-101.DEF – Definition Linkbase.

EX-101.LAB – Labels Linkbase.

EX-101.PRE – Presentation Linkbase.

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Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
ProspectusDate	rr_ProspectusDate	Jan. 01, 2012
Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return, Heading	rr_RiskReturnHeading	Fund Summary
Investment Objective, Heading	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective
investment Objective, Primary	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The fund seeks long-term capital growth.
Expense, Heading	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses
Expense, Narrative	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	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 11 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, Caption	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses, Caption	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover, Heading	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	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 49.44% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	49.44%
Expense Breakpoint, Discounts	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	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.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required Amount	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	50,000
Expense Example, Heading	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Example
Expense Example, Narrative	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption	You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Investment Strategy, Heading	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategy
Investment Strategy, Narrative	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	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 may invest in the stocks of companies of any size, although it focuses on large and mid-cap companies (generally, with market capitalizations of $2 billion or more at the time of purchase). 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 consisting of: (1) quantitative analysis, (2) fundamental analysis and (3) portfolio construction.
Risk, Heading	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Risks
Risk, Narrative	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	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. o 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 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. o 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. o 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. o 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. o 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.
Risk, Lose Money	rr_RiskLoseMoney	The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.
Risk, Nondiversified Status	rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus	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.
Risk, Not Insured Depository Institution	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	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.
Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Performance
Performance, Narrative	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The table compares the average annual total returns of the fund's shares to those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. More recent performance information may be available at www.dreyfus.com.
Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund.
Performance, Availability Website Address	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	www.dreyfus.com
Performance, Past Does Not Indicate Future	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
Bar Chart, Heading	rr_BarChartHeading	Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) Class A
Bar Chart, Narrative	rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock	The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Class A shares from year to year. 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.
Bar Chart, Does Not Reflect Sales Loads	rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads	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.
Bar Chart, Closing	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Best Quarter Q3, 2010: 19.19% Worst Quarter Q2, 2010: -8.96% The year-to-date total return of the fund's Class A shares as of 9/30/11 was -22.38%.
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes	rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes	reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
Performance Table, Uses Highest Federal Rate	rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate	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.
Performance Table, Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred	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.
Performance Table, One Class of after Tax Shown	rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown	After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary.
Performance Table, Narrative	rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock	After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary. 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. 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.
Average Annual Returns, Caption	rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/10)
Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	2013-01-01
Year to Date Return, Label	rr_YearToDateReturnLabel	The year-to-date total return of the fund's Class A shares
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date	rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2011
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return	rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn	(22.38%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2010
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	19.19%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2010
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(8.96%)
Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	2013-01-01
Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund | Class I
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	2013-01-01
Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund | MSCI 10/40 Brazil NR Index
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	MSCI 10/40 Brazil NR Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	10.34%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	19.51%
Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	5.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum redemption fee (as a percentage of transaction amount; charged only when selling shares you have owned for less than 60 days)	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	(2.00%)
Management fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	1.25%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees)	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.83%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	2.08%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement)	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	2.08%	[1]
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	774
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	1,189
Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,629
Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	2,847
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	774
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	1,189
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,629
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	2,847
Annual Return 2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	10.17%
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Class A returns before taxes
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	3.82%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	12.15%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Oct. 01, 2009
Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Class A returns after taxes on distributions
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	3.79%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	12.12%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Oct. 01, 2009
Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Class A returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	2.72%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	10.42%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Oct. 01, 2009
Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice	1.00%
Maximum redemption fee (as a percentage of transaction amount; charged only when selling shares you have owned for less than 60 days)	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	(2.00%)
Management fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	1.25%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.75%
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees)	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.87%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	2.87%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement)	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	2.87%	[1]
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	390
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	889
Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,513
Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	3,195
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	290
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	889
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,513
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	3,195
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Class C returns before taxes
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	8.65%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	16.99%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Oct. 01, 2009
Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund | Class I
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum redemption fee (as a percentage of transaction amount; charged only when selling shares you have owned for less than 60 days)	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	(2.00%)
Management fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	1.25%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees)	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.60%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.85%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement)	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.85%	[1]
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	188
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	582
Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,001
Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	2,169
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	188
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	582
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,001
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	2,169
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Class I returns before taxes
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	10.52%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	17.93%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Oct. 01, 2009

[1] The Dreyfus Corporation has contractually agreed, until January 1, 2013, 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%.

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Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund

Fund Summary

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 11 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)

Shareholder Fees Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund	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%

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund		Class A	Class C	Class I
Management fees		1.25%	1.25%	1.25%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees		none	0.75%	none
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees)		0.83%	0.87%	0.60%
Total annual fund operating expenses		2.08%	2.87%	1.85%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement)	[1]	2.08%	2.87%	1.85%

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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on

these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund (USD $)	Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year	Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years	Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years	Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years
Class A	774	1,189	1,629	2,847
Class C	390	889	1,513	3,195
Class I	188	582	1,001	2,169

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

Expense Example, No Redemption Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund (USD $)	Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year	Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years	Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years	Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years
Class A	774	1,189	1,629	2,847
Class C	290	889	1,513	3,195
Class I	188	582	1,001	2,169

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

49.44% 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 may invest in the stocks of companies

of any size, although it focuses on large and mid-cap companies (generally, with

market capitalizations of $2 billion or more at the time of purchase). 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 consisting of: (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.



o 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 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.



o 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.



o 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.



o 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.



o 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

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of

investing in the fund. The table compares the average annual total returns

of the fund's shares to those of a broad measure of market performance. The

fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future

results.  More recent performance information may be available at

www.dreyfus.com.

The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Class A shares

from year to year. 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.

Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) Class A

Best Quarter

Q3, 2010: 19.19%

Worst Quarter

Q2, 2010: -8.96%

The year-to-date total return of the fund's Class A shares as of 9/30/11 was

-22.38%.

After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance of

the fund's other share classes will vary. 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. 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.

Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/10)

Average Annual Total Returns Dreyfus Brazil Equity Fund	Average Annual Returns, Label	Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	Average Annual Returns, Since Inception	Average Annual Returns, Inception Date
Class A	Class A returns before taxes	3.82%	12.15%	Oct. 01, 2009
Class A After Taxes on Distributions	Class A returns after taxes on distributions	3.79%	12.12%	Oct. 01, 2009
Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sales	Class A returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares	2.72%	10.42%	Oct. 01, 2009
Class C	Class C returns before taxes	8.65%	16.99%	Oct. 01, 2009
Class I	Class I returns before taxes	10.52%	17.93%	Oct. 01, 2009
MSCI 10/40 Brazil NR Index	MSCI 10/40 Brazil NR Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes	10.34%	19.51%

[1] The Dreyfus Corporation has contractually agreed, until January 1, 2013, 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%.

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