The formula
How to convert BRL to USD
Turning Brazilian Reais into US Dollars needs nothing more than today's rate and a multiplication. On 15 September 2026 that rate is 0.194457, so:
USD = BRL × 0.194457
Reverse the direction and you divide rather than multiply. Equivalently, one US Dollar is worth 5.1425 Brazilian Reais.
The converter at the top of this page does both directions and updates as you type. Every result is recalculated on the server as well, so the number you see is the number that gets stored.
About the Brazilian Real and the US Dollar
The Brazilian Real (BRL, symbol R$) is the currency of Brazil. The US Dollar (USD, symbol $) is the currency of the United States.
The rate is set by continuous trading, which is why it rarely reads the same two days running. What you see is the market midpoint, updated once a day. A bank or bureau will quote something a little worse.
Worked BRL to USD examples
A price tag. Something marked R$50 comes to 9.7228 USD. Round to 10 USD for a quick mental check while you are standing in the shop.
A monthly salary. R$3,000 a month is 583.37 USD — useful when you are comparing a job offer across the two markets. Bear in mind the rate moves, so a figure agreed today will not be the figure paid out in six months.
Going the other way. If you are holding $1,000 and want to know what it buys in Brazilian Reais, that is 5142.54 BRL. The converter handles both directions — use the swap button between the two fields.
Watch the margin. At a bureau charging 3%, your R$500 would fetch roughly 94.3114 USD instead of 97.2283 USD. That gap is what the mid-market rate on this page lets you spot.
As of 15 September 2026, 0.194457 US Dollars buys what one Brazilian Real does. That figure is pulled from a public reference feed once a day.
100 BRL converts to 19.445657 USD at the current rate. Enter any other amount above to see it recalculated instantly.
No. This is the mid-market reference rate — the midpoint between what buyers and sellers are quoting. Banks, card issuers and bureaus add a margin, so expect somewhat less than shown. Use it as a benchmark to judge whether an offer is fair.
Brazilian Reais to US Dollars table
Rates from 15 September 2026, refreshed daily