diff --git a/web/components/search-autocomplete.tsx b/web/components/search-autocomplete.tsx
index 2b680f8..636a05f 100644
--- a/web/components/search-autocomplete.tsx
+++ b/web/components/search-autocomplete.tsx
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
  * a two-section dropdown: matching documents (jump targets) and matching
  * chunks (in-doc passages with excerpt). Sub-30ms target. Keyboard navigation
  * via Up/Down + Enter. Esc closes.
+ *
+ * Magazine palette (gold/cream on dark) to match the rest of the site; the
+ * previous matrix-green/cyan styling was a leftover from the dev-tool era.
  */
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { Zap } from "lucide-react";
 
 interface DocSuggestion {
   doc_id: string;
@@ -34,12 +38,38 @@ interface ApiResponse {
   chunks: ChunkSuggestion[];
 }
 
-export function SearchAutocomplete({ query, onPick }: { query: string; onPick?: () => void }) {
+const COPY = {
+  "pt-br": {
+    autocomplete: "Sugestões",
+    documents: "Documentos",
+    passages: "Trechos",
+    docs_count: (n: number) => `${n} ${n === 1 ? "documento" : "documentos"}`,
+    chunks_count: (n: number) => `${n} ${n === 1 ? "trecho" : "trechos"}`,
+  },
+  en: {
+    autocomplete: "Suggestions",
+    documents: "Documents",
+    passages: "Passages",
+    docs_count: (n: number) => `${n} ${n === 1 ? "document" : "documents"}`,
+    chunks_count: (n: number) => `${n} ${n === 1 ? "passage" : "passages"}`,
+  },
+} as const;
+
+export function SearchAutocomplete({
+  query,
+  onPick,
+  locale = "pt-br",
+}: {
+  query: string;
+  onPick?: () => void;
+  locale?: "pt-br" | "en";
+}) {
   const [data, setData] = useState<ApiResponse | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const timer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
   const abort = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+  const t = COPY[locale];
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const q = query.trim();
@@ -72,18 +102,23 @@ export function SearchAutocomplete({ query, onPick }: { query: string; onPick?:
   if (!open || !data) return null;
 
   return (
-    <div className="absolute z-30 left-0 right-0 mt-1 max-h-[60vh] overflow-y-auto bg-[#0a121e] border border-[#00ff9c] rounded shadow-lg">
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-1.5 text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-widest text-[#5a6678] border-b border-[rgba(0,255,156,0.20)]">
-        <span>
-          ⚡ autocomplete · {data.documents.length} docs · {data.chunks.length} trechos
+    <div className="absolute z-30 left-0 right-0 mt-2 max-h-[60vh] overflow-y-auto bg-[#0d1220] border border-[rgba(224,192,128,0.30)] rounded-xl shadow-2xl">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-widest text-[#9aa6b8] border-b border-[rgba(224,192,128,0.18)]">
+        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
+          <Zap size={11} className="text-[#e0c080]" aria-hidden="true" />
+          <span className="text-[#e0c080]">{t.autocomplete}</span>
+          <span aria-hidden="true">·</span>
+          <span>{t.docs_count(data.documents.length)}</span>
+          <span aria-hidden="true">·</span>
+          <span>{t.chunks_count(data.chunks.length)}</span>
         </span>
         <span>{loading ? "…" : `${data.duration_ms ?? "?"}ms`}</span>
       </div>
 
       {data.documents.length > 0 && (
         <div>
-          <div className="px-3 pt-2 pb-1 text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-widest text-[#7fdbff]">
-            documentos
+          <div className="px-3 pt-2 pb-1 text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-widest text-[#e0c080]">
+            {t.documents}
           </div>
           <ul>
             {data.documents.map((d) => (
@@ -91,12 +126,12 @@ export function SearchAutocomplete({ query, onPick }: { query: string; onPick?:
                 <Link
                   href={d.href}
                   onClick={onPick}
-                  className="block px-3 py-2 hover:bg-[rgba(0,255,156,0.06)] border-l-2 border-transparent hover:border-[#00ff9c]"
+                  className="block px-3 py-2 hover:bg-[rgba(224,192,128,0.06)] border-l-2 border-transparent hover:border-[#e0c080] transition-colors"
                 >
-                  <div className="font-mono text-sm text-[#c8d4e6] truncate">{d.title}</div>
+                  <div className="font-display text-[15px] text-[#e7ecf3] truncate">{d.title}</div>
                   <div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-mono text-[10px] text-[#5a6678] mt-0.5">
-                    <span>{d.doc_id}</span>
-                    {d.collection && <span>· {d.collection}</span>}
+                    <span className="truncate">{d.doc_id}</span>
+                    {d.collection && <><span aria-hidden="true">·</span><span>{d.collection}</span></>}
                   </div>
                 </Link>
               </li>
@@ -107,8 +142,8 @@ export function SearchAutocomplete({ query, onPick }: { query: string; onPick?:
 
       {data.chunks.length > 0 && (
         <div>
-          <div className="px-3 pt-2 pb-1 text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-widest text-[#7fdbff]">
-            trechos
+          <div className="px-3 pt-2 pb-1 text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-widest text-[#e0c080]">
+            {t.passages}
           </div>
           <ul>
             {data.chunks.map((c) => (
@@ -116,16 +151,16 @@ export function SearchAutocomplete({ query, onPick }: { query: string; onPick?:
                 <Link
                   href={c.href}
                   onClick={onPick}
-                  className="block px-3 py-2 hover:bg-[rgba(0,255,156,0.06)] border-l-2 border-transparent hover:border-[#00ff9c]"
+                  className="block px-3 py-2 hover:bg-[rgba(224,192,128,0.06)] border-l-2 border-transparent hover:border-[#e0c080] transition-colors"
                 >
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-mono text-[10px] text-[#5a6678] mb-0.5">
-                    <span className="text-[#00ff9c]">{c.chunk_id}</span>
-                    <span>p{c.page}</span>
-                    <span>{c.type}</span>
-                    {c.ufo_anomaly && <span className="text-[#00ff9c]">🛸</span>}
-                    <span className="text-[#7fdbff] truncate">{c.doc_id}</span>
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-mono text-[10px] mb-1">
+                    <span className="text-[#e0c080]">p{c.page}</span>
+                    <span className="text-[#5a6678]" aria-hidden="true">·</span>
+                    <span className="text-[#9aa6b8]">{c.type}</span>
+                    {c.ufo_anomaly && <span aria-label="UAP anomaly">🛸</span>}
+                    <span className="text-[#5a6678] truncate ml-1">{c.doc_id}</span>
                   </div>
-                  <div className="text-[13px] text-[#c8d4e6] line-clamp-2 leading-snug">{c.excerpt}</div>
+                  <div className="text-[13px] text-[#cbd2dd] line-clamp-2 leading-snug">{c.excerpt}</div>
                 </Link>
               </li>
             ))}
diff --git a/web/components/search-panel.tsx b/web/components/search-panel.tsx
index 674d73a..61a7302 100644
--- a/web/components/search-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/search-panel.tsx
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export function SearchPanel({
                 className="w-full bg-[#0a0e1a] border border-[rgba(224,192,128,0.25)] focus:border-[#e0c080] rounded-full pl-10 pr-4 py-3 font-display text-[15px] md:text-[16px] text-[#e7ecf3] placeholder:text-[#5a6678] outline-none transition-colors"
                 autoFocus
               />
-              <SearchAutocomplete query={q} onPick={() => setQ("")} />
+              <SearchAutocomplete query={q} onPick={() => setQ("")} locale={locale} />
             </div>
             <button
               type="submit"