Dollar in Brazil › History
Dollar history in Brazil
PTAX is a Banco Central do Brasil reference calculated from four daily surveys of foreign-exchange dealers. Buying and selling are the sides of that wholesale reference, not executable offers. Final bank or exchange-office prices may include margins, taxes and fees; these are not estimated here.
Last PTAX close: 13/11/2026 13:03 (São Paulo time, UTC−3).
Since 2016
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04/01/201613/11/20262018202020222024BCB PTAX (reference, selling), one point every three business days.
Last PTAX close: 13/11/2026 13:03 (São Paulo time, UTC−3).
Year by year
| Year | Last close | Minimum | Maximum | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | R$ 5,6518 | R$ 4,8973 | R$ 5,6518 | +2,72% |
| 2025 | R$ 5,5024 | R$ 5,2729 | R$ 6,2086 | -11,14% |
| 2024 | R$ 6,1923 | R$ 4,8543 | R$ 6,1991 | +27,91% |
| 2023 | R$ 4,8413 | R$ 4,7202 | R$ 5,4459 | -7,21% |
| 2022 | R$ 5,2177 | R$ 4,6175 | R$ 5,7042 | -6,50% |
| 2021 | R$ 5,5805 | R$ 4,9206 | R$ 5,8397 | +7,39% |
| 2020 | R$ 5,1967 | R$ 4,0213 | R$ 5,9372 | +28,93% |
| 2019 | R$ 4,0307 | R$ 3,6519 | R$ 4,2602 | +4,02% |
| 2018 | R$ 3,8748 | R$ 3,1391 | R$ 4,1879 | +17,13% |
| 2017 | R$ 3,3080 | R$ 3,0510 | R$ 3,3807 | +1,50% |
| 2016 | R$ 3,2591 | R$ 3,1193 | R$ 4,1558 | — |
Each year's change versus the previous year's last close. Pick a year to see the month-by-month detail.