BRL to USD — 2012

0.488016USD

for 1 Brazilian Real on 31 December 2012 · opened the year at 0.534991

8.78% over 2012

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

Today: 1 BRL = 0.190691 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2012 at a glance

1 BRL in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.534991 USD	2 January 2012
Closed	0.488016 USD	31 December 2012
Highest	0.588204 USD	28 February 2012
Lowest	0.473499 USD	23 November 2012
Average	0.513917 USD	256 trading days
Change	-8.78% USD	open to close

Month by month

BRL to USD, 2012▼ 8.78%

1 BRL in USD, month by month, 2012
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.534991	0.575547	0.575547	0.534991	+7.58%
February	0.575152	0.587749	0.588204	0.575152	+2.19%
March	0.581666	0.549110	0.581939	0.545836	-5.60%
April	0.547206	0.530257	0.550176	0.529948	-3.10%
May	0.523043	0.497413	0.523043	0.478655	-4.90%
June	0.492466	0.488212	0.495633	0.479496	-0.86%
July	0.496824	0.489071	0.504412	0.488527	-1.56%
August	0.487610	0.488723	0.497837	0.487373	+0.23%
September	0.492805	0.492909	0.495475	0.489511	+0.02%
October	0.493410	0.492364	0.495163	0.490230	-0.21%
November	0.492372	0.474097	0.492372	0.473499	-3.71%
December	0.475198	0.488016	0.489565	0.474778	+2.70%

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Common questions

How did BRL to USD change in 2012?

From 0.534991 USD per BRL on 2 January 2012 to 0.488016 on 31 December 2012: -8.78% over the year, with an average of 0.513917 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of BRL to USD in 2012?

High: 0.588204 on 28 February 2012. Low: 0.473499 on 23 November 2012.

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 = 0.190691 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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