BRL to USD – Brazilian Real to US Dollar Converter
Convert Brazilian reais to US dollars at today's reference rate, or at your bank's rate to see what the conversion really costs. Also searched as real to usd and brl to dollar.
Brazilian Real
US Dollar
Reference rate (2026-10-20). Type your own rate to use it.
More options: bank or card markup and fees
Bank or card margin on the rate.
Taken off the amount first.
BRL to USD
$199.06
for R$1,000.00
1 BRL =
0.19906 USD
1 USD = 5.02350 BRL
USD to BRL
R$5,023.50
for $1,000.00
Show the math
- Market quote
1 USD = 5.02350 BRL - Convert BRL to USD
R$1,000.00 ÷ 5.02350 = $199.06
Rates from ECB, exchangerate-api.com, gold-api.com, CoinGecko, FX reference 2026-10-20, checked 16:19 UTC. Use your broker's live quote to trade.
BRL to USD exchange rate today
1 BRL = 0.19906 USD
1 USD = 5.02350 BRL
Source: ECB reference rate, 20 Oct 2026. Updated hourly. This is the mid-market rate: banks and cards add a markup on top.
BRL to USD conversion table
| BRL | USD |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.19906 |
| 5 | 0.99532 |
| 10 | 1.99 |
| 25 | 4.98 |
| 50 | 9.95 |
| 100 | 19.91 |
| 250 | 49.77 |
| 500 | 99.53 |
| 1,000 | 199.06 |
| 5,000 | 995.32 |
| 10,000 | 1,990.64 |
| 50,000 | 9,953.22 |
| 100,000 | 19,906.44 |
| USD | BRL |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5.02 |
| 5 | 25.12 |
| 10 | 50.24 |
| 25 | 125.59 |
| 50 | 251.18 |
| 100 | 502.35 |
| 250 | 1,255.88 |
| 500 | 2,511.75 |
| 1,000 | 5,023.50 |
| 5,000 | 25,117.50 |
| 10,000 | 50,235.00 |
| 50,000 | 251,175.00 |
| 100,000 | 502,350.00 |
What a bank or card markup costs on 1,000 BRL
At the market rate 1,000 BRL is 199.06 USD. Banks, card issuers and transfer services rarely give you that rate: they add a markup and keep the difference.
| Markup | Rate you get (USD per BRL) | You receive (USD) | Cost (USD) | Cost (BRL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5% | 0.19807 | 198.07 | 0.99532 | 5.00 |
| 1% | 0.19707 | 197.07 | 1.99 | 10.00 |
| 2% | 0.19508 | 195.08 | 3.98 | 20.00 |
| 3% | 0.19309 | 193.09 | 5.97 | 30.00 |
About the Brazilian Real and the US Dollar
The Brazilian Real (BRL, R$) is the currency of Brazil; the US Dollar (USD, $) is the currency of United States. The BRL/USD rate tells you how many US dollars one brazilian real buys: 0.19906 today, so 100 BRL is 19.91 USD.
Both currencies are priced against the US dollar, so this cross rate is USD per USD divided by BRL per USD. The currency converter above lets you change the amount, type your bank's rate or add a fee to see the real cost of a transfer.
Frequently asked questions
How much is 1 BRL in USD today?
1 BRL is 0.19906 USD at the ECB reference rate of 20 Oct 2026. 100 BRL is 19.91 USD and 1,000 BRL is 199.06 USD. The rate on this page refreshes every hour.
What is the USD to BRL rate?
1 USD is 5.02350 BRL, the inverse of the BRL to USD rate (1 ÷ 0.19906). 1,000 USD is 5,023.50 BRL. The USD to BRL page has the full table in that direction.
How much is 1,000 BRL in USD?
1,000 BRL is 199.06 USD at the market rate. At a bank or card that adds a 2% markup you would get about 195.08 USD and pay 3.98 USD (20.00 BRL) in hidden conversion cost.
Why is my bank's BRL to USD rate different?
This page shows a reference rate: the mid-market price, with no profit margin for the bank. Banks, card issuers and money transfer services sell US dollars at a worse rate and keep the difference, typically 0.5% to 3% on top of any fixed fee. Enter your bank's rate in the converter above to see exactly what you lose.
Where do these rates come from and how often are they updated?
Fiat rates come from the European Central Bank's daily reference rates where the ECB publishes them, and from exchangerate-api.com for the other currencies. The page is rebuilt every hour, so the rate is at most about an hour old. For Brazilian Real to US Dollar the current source is the ECB reference rate of 20 Oct 2026.
Is "real to usd" or "brl to dollar" the same as BRL to USD?
Yes. Brazilian Real (BRL) is the currency of Brazil and US Dollar (USD) is the currency of United States; "real to usd", "brl to dollar" are the same conversion written with the everyday name of the currency. The ISO codes BRL and USD are what banks and exchanges use.
Note: rates are reference rates for information and are not an offer to exchange currency; the rate you get from a bank, card or transfer service will differ.
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