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Dollar in Brazil in January 2026
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 January 2026 the BCB reference PTAX (selling) ended at R$ 5,2301, -4,95% against the closure of December (R$ 5,5024). Maximum: R$ 5,4372 (02/01/2026); minimum: R$ 5,1838 (28/01/2026); average: R$ 5,33802381 in 21 working days. A year before, in January of 2025, the average was R$ 6,02177273: The dollar was 11,35% cheaper on average.
Last PTAX close: 13/11/2026 13:03 (São Paulo time, UTC−3).
Day by day
| Date | Exchange rate | Daily change |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 02/01/2026 | R$ 5,4372 | -1,18% |
| Monday 05/01/2026 | R$ 5,4351 | -0,04% |
| Tuesday 06/01/2026 | R$ 5,3797 | -1,02% |
| Wednesday 07/01/2026 | R$ 5,3880 | +0,15% |
| Thursday 08/01/2026 | R$ 5,3860 | -0,04% |
| Friday 09/01/2026 | R$ 5,3707 | -0,28% |
| Monday 12/01/2026 | R$ 5,3760 | +0,10% |
| Tuesday 13/01/2026 | R$ 5,3764 | +0,01% |
| Wednesday 14/01/2026 | R$ 5,3795 | +0,06% |
| Thursday 15/01/2026 | R$ 5,3846 | +0,09% |
| Friday 16/01/2026 | R$ 5,3798 | -0,09% |
| Monday 19/01/2026 | R$ 5,3653 | -0,27% |
| Tuesday 20/01/2026 | R$ 5,3790 | +0,26% |
| Wednesday 21/01/2026 | R$ 5,3368 | -0,78% |
| Thursday 22/01/2026 | R$ 5,3118 | -0,47% |
| Friday 23/01/2026 | R$ 5,2879 | -0,45% |
| Monday 26/01/2026 | R$ 5,2760 | -0,23% |
| Tuesday 27/01/2026 | R$ 5,2392 | -0,70% |
| Wednesday 28/01/2026 | R$ 5,1838 | -1,06% |
| Thursday 29/01/2026 | R$ 5,1956 | +0,23% |
| Friday 30/01/2026 | R$ 5,2301 | +0,66% |