# Brazil USD/BRL monthly average exchange rate (BCB PTAX)

Brazil USD/BRL monthly average exchange rate (BCB PTAX) was 5.13 BRL per USD in October 2026, down 0.3% from September 2026 and down 4.8% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.10 BRL per USD (Feb 2017) to 6.10 BRL per USD (Dec 2024), averaging 4.72 BRL per USD.

- Source agency: Banco Central do Brasil SGS (Sistema Gerenciador de Series Temporais)
- Makrognosis code: `BR.FXUSD.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: BRL per USD
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (370 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/brazil/usd-brl-monthly-average-exchange-rate-bcb-ptax

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 5.13 BRL per USD |
| September 2026 | 5.14 BRL per USD |
| August 2026 | 5.15 BRL per USD |
| July 2026 | 5.11 BRL per USD |
| June 2026 | 5.13 BRL per USD |
| May 2026 | 4.98 BRL per USD |
| April 2026 | 5.03 BRL per USD |
| March 2026 | 5.23 BRL per USD |
| February 2026 | 5.20 BRL per USD |
| January 2026 | 5.34 BRL per USD |
| December 2025 | 5.45 BRL per USD |
| November 2025 | 5.34 BRL per USD |
| October 2025 | 5.39 BRL per USD |
| September 2025 | 5.37 BRL per USD |
| August 2025 | 5.45 BRL per USD |
| July 2025 | 5.53 BRL per USD |
| June 2025 | 5.55 BRL per USD |
| May 2025 | 5.67 BRL per USD |
| April 2025 | 5.78 BRL per USD |
| March 2025 | 5.75 BRL per USD |
| February 2025 | 5.77 BRL per USD |
| January 2025 | 6.02 BRL per USD |
| December 2024 | 6.10 BRL per USD |
| November 2024 | 5.81 BRL per USD |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BR.FXUSD.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BR.FXUSD.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```