About the Amerikaanse dollar to Braziliaanse real exchange rate
The USD/BRL pair shows how many Braziliaanse real (BRL) one Amerikaanse dollar (USD) buys. Eulerpool publishes the live mid-market rate together with a converter, a one-year chart and conversion tables so you can value cash, invoices and investments in both currencies.
USD/BRL is quoted as BRL per one USD. At 5,2218, 1 USD equals 5,2218 BRL and 1 BRL equals 0,1915 USD. The inverse pair is BRL/USD.
The rate moves with interest-rate differentials, inflation, growth and capital flows between the Amerikaanse dollar and Braziliaanse real areas. Treasury teams, investors and travelers use USD/BRL to convert prices, hedge FX risk and compare returns.
How USD/BRL is quoted
In USD/BRL, USD is the base currency and BRL is the quote currency: the price is how many Braziliaanse real buy one Amerikaanse dollar. A rise in USD/BRL means Amerikaanse dollar strengthened against Braziliaanse real; a fall means Amerikaanse dollar weakened.
What drives the Amerikaanse dollar to Braziliaanse real rate
The USD/BRL rate mainly reflects the policy-rate gap, relative inflation, current-account balances and risk appetite between the Amerikaanse dollar and Braziliaanse real economies. CPI, employment, GDP surprises and central-bank decisions typically cause the largest daily moves.