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Dollar in Brazil in May 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 May 2026 the BCB reference PTAX (selling) ended at R$ 5,0569, +1,37% against the closure of April (R$ 4,9886). Maximum: R$ 5,0654 (15/05/2026); minimum: R$ 4,8973 (11/05/2026); average: R$ 4,9837 in 20 working days. A year before, in May of 2025, the average was R$ 5,66738571: The dollar was 12,06% cheaper on average.

R$ 4,92R$ 4,96R$ 5,00R$ 5,04
04/05/202629/05/202611/0518/0525/05

Last PTAX close: 13/11/2026 13:03 (São Paulo time, UTC−3).

Day by day

DateExchange rateDaily change
Monday 04/05/2026R$ 4,9587-0,60%
Tuesday 05/05/2026R$ 4,9242-0,70%
Wednesday 06/05/2026R$ 4,9274+0,06%
Thursday 07/05/2026R$ 4,9170-0,21%
Friday 08/05/2026R$ 4,8999-0,35%
Monday 11/05/2026R$ 4,8973-0,05%
Tuesday 12/05/2026R$ 4,8977+0,01%
Wednesday 13/05/2026R$ 4,9118+0,29%
Thursday 14/05/2026R$ 4,9809+1,41%
Friday 15/05/2026R$ 5,0654+1,70%
Monday 18/05/2026R$ 5,0093-1,11%
Tuesday 19/05/2026R$ 5,0378+0,57%
Wednesday 20/05/2026R$ 5,0301-0,15%
Thursday 21/05/2026R$ 5,0077-0,45%
Friday 22/05/2026R$ 5,0140+0,13%
Monday 25/05/2026R$ 5,0072-0,14%
Tuesday 26/05/2026R$ 5,0211+0,28%
Wednesday 27/05/2026R$ 5,0579+0,73%
Thursday 28/05/2026R$ 5,0517-0,12%
Friday 29/05/2026R$ 5,0569+0,10%

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