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Dollar in Brazil in May 2025
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).
In May 2025 the BCB reference PTAX (selling) ended at R$ 5,7087, +0,85% against the closure of April (R$ 5,6608). Maximum: R$ 5,7375 (07/05/2025); minimum: R$ 5,6100 (14/05/2025); average: R$ 5,66738571 in 21 working days. A year before, in May of 2024, the average was R$ 5,13304762: The dollar was 10,41% more expensive on average.
Last PTAX close: 13/11/2026 13:03 (São Paulo time, UTC−3).
Day by day
| Date | Exchange rate | Daily change |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 02/05/2025 | R$ 5,6394 | -0,38% |
| Monday 05/05/2025 | R$ 5,6520 | +0,22% |
| Tuesday 06/05/2025 | R$ 5,7210 | +1,22% |
| Wednesday 07/05/2025 | R$ 5,7375 | +0,29% |
| Thursday 08/05/2025 | R$ 5,6860 | -0,90% |
| Friday 09/05/2025 | R$ 5,6511 | -0,61% |
| Monday 12/05/2025 | R$ 5,6822 | +0,55% |
| Tuesday 13/05/2025 | R$ 5,6262 | -0,99% |
| Wednesday 14/05/2025 | R$ 5,6100 | -0,29% |
| Thursday 15/05/2025 | R$ 5,6328 | +0,41% |
| Friday 16/05/2025 | R$ 5,6925 | +1,06% |
| Monday 19/05/2025 | R$ 5,6591 | -0,59% |
| Tuesday 20/05/2025 | R$ 5,6620 | +0,05% |
| Wednesday 21/05/2025 | R$ 5,6571 | -0,09% |
| Thursday 22/05/2025 | R$ 5,6390 | -0,32% |
| Friday 23/05/2025 | R$ 5,6932 | +0,96% |
| Monday 26/05/2025 | R$ 5,6619 | -0,55% |
| Tuesday 27/05/2025 | R$ 5,6539 | -0,14% |
| Wednesday 28/05/2025 | R$ 5,6936 | +0,70% |
| Thursday 29/05/2025 | R$ 5,6559 | -0,66% |
| Friday 30/05/2025 | R$ 5,7087 | +0,93% |