USD to BRL — 2020

5.1940BRL

for 1 US Dollar on 31 December 2020 · opened the year at 4.0088

29.57% over 2020

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

Today: 1 USD = 5.1831 BRL (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2020 at a glance

1 USD in BRL
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	4.0088 BRL	2 January 2020
Closed	5.1940 BRL	31 December 2020
Highest	5.9234 BRL	14 May 2020
Lowest	4.0088 BRL	2 January 2020
Average	5.1539 BRL	257 trading days
Change	+29.57% BRL	open to close

Month by month

USD to BRL, 2020▲ 29.57%

1 USD in BRL, month by month, 2020
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	4.0088	4.2668	4.2668	4.0088	+6.44%
February	4.2626	4.4850	4.4850	4.2274	+5.22%
March	4.4900	5.2027	5.2027	4.4900	+15.87%
April	5.2441	5.3848	5.6085	5.1492	+2.68%
May	5.5548	5.3569	5.9234	5.3100	-3.56%
June	5.3325	5.4579	5.4579	4.8539	+2.35%
July	5.4429	5.1670	5.4429	5.1300	-5.07%
August	5.2341	5.4220	5.6079	5.2341	+3.59%
September	5.4331	5.6635	5.6635	5.2365	+4.24%
October	5.6008	5.7794	5.7826	5.5317	+3.19%
November	5.7429	5.3021	5.7429	5.2552	-7.68%
December	5.3119	5.1940	5.3119	5.0351	-2.22%

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Common questions

How did USD to BRL change in 2020?

From 4.0088 BRL per USD on 2 January 2020 to 5.1940 on 31 December 2020: +29.57% over the year, with an average of 5.1539 across 257 trading days.

What were the high and low of USD to BRL in 2020?

High: 5.9234 on 14 May 2020. Low: 4.0088 on 2 January 2020.

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 USD = 5.1831 BRL, 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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