BRL to USD — 2008

0.429060USD

for 1 Brazilian Real on 31 December 2008 · opened the year at 0.564706

24.02% over 2008

European Central Bank reference rate
256 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 BRL = 0.191072 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2008 at a glance

1 BRL in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.564706 USD	2 January 2008
Closed	0.429060 USD	31 December 2008
Highest	0.639918 USD	4 August 2008
Lowest	0.392762 USD	5 December 2008
Average	0.555790 USD	256 trading days
Change	-24.02% USD	open to close

Month by month

BRL to USD, 2008▼ 24.02%

1 BRL in USD, month by month, 2008
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.564706	0.566670	0.576441	0.545318	+0.35%
February	0.572082	0.594878	0.598543	0.564646	+3.98%
March	0.591464	0.573855	0.601146	0.573337	-2.98%
April	0.570450	0.587968	0.604227	0.570450	+3.07%
May	0.604111	0.610768	0.610768	0.588226	+1.10%
June	0.612752	0.627748	0.628863	0.609199	+2.45%
July	0.621773	0.639297	0.639297	0.620044	+2.82%
August	0.639510	0.612148	0.639918	0.608197	-4.28%
September	0.608929	0.519637	0.608929	0.519637	-14.66%
October	0.524843	0.474132	0.524843	0.395835	-9.66%
November	0.456364	0.428418	0.471939	0.411467	-6.12%
December	0.422761	0.429060	0.429737	0.392762	+1.49%

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Common questions

How did BRL to USD change in 2008?

From 0.564706 USD per BRL on 2 January 2008 to 0.429060 on 31 December 2008: -24.02% over the year, with an average of 0.555790 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of BRL to USD in 2008?

High: 0.639918 on 4 August 2008. Low: 0.392762 on 5 December 2008.

About these rates

The rates on this page are European Central Bank euro reference rates, converted through the US dollar into a cross rate, one reading per trading day. Days from 28 September 2026 onward come from PayerPay's own daily record. They are reference rates published for information, not an offer to transact — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 BRL = 0.191072 USD, and it includes our margin. The final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Source: European Central Bank. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

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