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Dollar types 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.
In Brazil There is not a single price of the dollar. These are the ones we publish, what is each and when it should be looked at.
BCB PTAX (reference)
What it means
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.
Publisher
Central Bank Brazil (BCB).
When it is used
To consult an official reference, not as an offer of change to the public.
How it is updated
Closure PTAX published by the BCB; date and time of São Paulo next to the value.
Where the number comes from
Sources and methodology PTAX
Last PTAX close: 13/11/2026 13:03 (São Paulo time, UTC−3).
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Frequently asked questions
How many types of dollars are there in Brazil?
We publish 1: PTAX BCB (The official reference is the PTAX BCB (reference); to really buy or sell you have to look at the price of the bank or the exchange house.