The use of CO2 foams in advanced oil recovery methods has been promising for the exploration of Brazilian Pre-salt reservoirs. However, the highly saline environment of these reservoirs and the physico-chemical characteristics of CO2 influence the stability of the foams, affecting their performance. Zwitterionic surfactants based on alkyldimethylamine oxides (CXDAO) have a predominance of positive charges in acidic pH, making their use attractive due to the expected low adsorption on carbonate rocks. This work studied the formation and stability of CO2 foams formulated with dodecyldimethylamine oxide (C12DAO) in deionized water and in brine, using as a reference a cationic surfactant with the same hydrophobic tail. The results showed that the presence of salts did not affect the foamability, however it decreased the foam stability, with a lesser effect for C12DAO foam than with the cationic surfactant. This resistance to salinity was attributed to the greater compaction of surfactants in the interfacial film, due to the formation of hydrogen bonds between the neutral and the cationic species of amine oxide at acid pH. An additional effect on foam stability was seen when the surfactant alkyl chain was increased to 14 carbon atoms (C14DAO). At concentrations above 0.5 wt percent in brine, C14DAO generated highly viscous solutions, possibly due to the formation of elongated micelles. As a result, CO2 foams formed with C14DAO showed a drastic reduction in both the drainage and the bubble growth rates, delaying coalescence and leading to a significant increase in foam stability in the saline medium.