Brazilian Real → US Dollar

BRL to USD exchange rate history

1 BRL was worth 0.19273 USD on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 2008 the rate ranged from 0.1591 (2024-12-19) to 0.65161 (2011-07-26).

Latest (2026-10-01)
0.19273
52-week change
+2.36%
All-time high
0.65161 2011-07-26
All-time low
0.1591 2024-12-19

Monthly average since 2008

0.63882

BRL to USD monthly average exchange rate since 2008

0.16416

2008-012026-10

BRL to USD by year

YearAverageHighLowCloseChange
20080.555790.639920.392760.42906-24.02%
20090.507540.586490.414040.57365+34.27%
20100.56890.607460.526040.60252+4.34%
20110.599190.651610.523260.53558-11.45%
20120.513920.58820.47350.48802-8.78%
20130.465260.513940.409770.42335-13.59%
20140.426190.455520.366250.37697-9.60%
20150.304530.387850.237630.2525-32.00%
20160.288770.320970.240840.30727+24.12%
20170.313570.328750.29960.30187-1.16%
20180.275330.317660.238470.25765-15.64%
20190.253960.273260.234890.24878-4.11%
20200.195840.249450.168820.19253-22.82%
20210.185640.20380.171010.17949-7.68%
20220.193910.217710.175590.18916+5.85%
20230.200320.211850.183510.20609+10.05%
20240.186450.205260.15910.16169-20.95%
20250.179160.189790.160760.18256+13.56%
20260.194330.2040.183770.19273+4.82%

Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates, cross rates calculated through the euro. Official ECB rates: ECB exchange rates.

Frequently asked questions

What was the highest BRL to USD exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based BRL to USD rate since 1999 was 0.65161 on 2011-07-26. The lowest was 0.1591 on 2024-12-19.

What is the average BRL to USD rate?

Since 2008-01-02, 1 BRL has been worth 0.33927 USD on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 0.19212.

Where does this data come from?

From the daily euro foreign exchange reference rates of the European Central Bank. Rates between two non-euro currencies are calculated through the euro. For live and intraday rates, use the currencyapi API.

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  "data": [
    { "datetime": "2024-01-01T23:59:59Z",
      "currencies": { "USD": { "code": "USD", "value": … } } },
    …
  ]
}

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