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Banco Central do Brasil US Dollar rate

1 USD = 5.2204 BRL +0.14%

Published Tuesday, 29 September 2026 as the pTAX closing rates (selling).

1 BRL = 0.191556 USD

USD to BRL over the last year

5.155.20
52-week high
5.2204
52-week low
5.1161
52-week average
5.1783
Change over the year
+2.04%

Yearly averages

The mean of each yearโ€™s publications, 1 USD in BRL. Open a year for every daily rate and the monthly averages.

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 5.1783 5.2204 5.1161 6

This rate via API

The Banco Central do Brasil USD rate for any day since 22 September 2026, or every publication in a range of up to a year, as JSON or CSV.

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/official \
  -G -d source=bcb -d base_currency=USD \
  -d currencies=BRL -d date=2026-09-29 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# every publication of 2026
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/official/range \
  -G -d source=bcb -d currencies=USD \
  -d date_from=2026-01-01 -d date_to=2026-12-31 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about this rate

What is the Banco Central do Brasil USD rate today?

On 29 September 2026 the Banco Central do Brasil published 1 USD = 5.2204 BRL (1 BRL = 0.191556 USD).

What was the average USD rate in 2026?

The average of the 6 publications in 2026 is 1 USD = 5.17828 BRL, the simple mean of the daily rates.

Is this the rate I must use for tax or accounting?

That depends on your jurisdiction. Many rules name a specific bank and day, for example the rate published on the business day before the transaction. Use the date lookup in the API to get exactly the publication your rule asks for.