USD/BRL
USDBRL · Currency Pair
Last updated 5:45:30 AM ET
Overview
USD/BRL (USDBRL) is a currency pair tracked. It last traded at 5.21, up 2.57% over the past 24 hours. Trading volume came in at 0.
- Ticker
- USDBRL
- Type
- Currency Pair
Historical Chart
USD/BRL price chart, 1M range. Current price 5.21. Up 2.57% over the selected range.
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What Is USD/BRL?
USD/BRL is the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Brazilian real. As an emerging-market currency, the real tends to be significantly more volatile than major-economy pairs like EUR/USD, and is sensitive to Brazilian interest-rate policy, global commodity prices (Brazil is a major exporter of iron ore, soybeans, and oil), and broader shifts in global risk appetite toward emerging markets generally.
Brazil has historically maintained relatively high domestic interest rates compared with developed markets, which has periodically made the real attractive for carry-trade strategies — though those flows can reverse quickly during periods of political uncertainty or global risk-off sentiment, contributing to the currency's higher volatility.
How USD/BRL Is Priced
USD/BRL is a currency pair, and its "price" is an exchange rate — how much of the second currency it takes to buy one unit of the first. That rate floats based on relative supply and demand for each currency, driven by factors like interest-rate differentials between the two countries' central banks, trade flows, and broader risk sentiment. Forex trades continuously across a decentralized global network of banks and brokers rather than a single exchange, so the quoted price is an aggregate of interbank rates.