Brazil: USD exchange rate
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The currency chart for Brazil shows historical data for the Brazilian Reals per USD exchange rate.
These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values.
An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Brazilian Reals per USD.
Depreciation implies that goods from Brazil become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Brazil.
The series for Brazil are available from January 2000 to November 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Brazil was 3.0736 Brazilian Reals per USD with a minimum of 1.563 Brazilian Reals per USD in July 2011 and a maximum of 5.7973 Brazilian Reals per USD in November 2024. The most recent available data point is 5.7973 Brazilian Reals per USD, a change of 3.13% from the previous data point of 5.6212 Brazilian Reals per USD and a change of 18.3% from a year ago when the level was 4.9007 Brazilian Reals per USD.
Currency values in Brazil and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.
The series for Brazil are available from January 2000 to November 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Brazil was 3.0736 Brazilian Reals per USD with a minimum of 1.563 Brazilian Reals per USD in July 2011 and a maximum of 5.7973 Brazilian Reals per USD in November 2024. The most recent available data point is 5.7973 Brazilian Reals per USD, a change of 3.13% from the previous data point of 5.6212 Brazilian Reals per USD and a change of 18.3% from a year ago when the level was 4.9007 Brazilian Reals per USD.
Currency values in Brazil and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.
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- Measure: Brazilian Reals per USD
- Source: Google Finance
Recent values | Brazil: USD Exchange rate |
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2024  Nov | 5.7973 |
2024  Oct | 5.6212 |
2024  Sep | 5.5421 |
2024  Aug | 5.558 |
2024  Jul | 5.5434 |
2024  Jun | 5.3963 |
2024  May | 5.1483 |
2024  Apr | 5.1188 |
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Definition: The amount of local currency units that can be exchanged for one USD. An increase (decrease) means USD appreciation (depreciation). The values are monthly averages of the daily exchange rates provided by Google Finance.
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