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PTAX: closing selling rate and daily history

The Banco Central do Brasil reference rate, using the closing selling value

2026-10-15 · 1 min read

This PTAX table applies from 13 Oct 2026 until the next publication. It shows the Banco Central do Brasil's closing selling rate in reais per unit of foreign currency.

  • Closing selling rate from the business day bulletin
  • 10 currencies quoted in reais per unit
  • Used for foreign currency conversion under Brazilian tax and accounting rules

PTAX closing selling rates

Valid from 13 Oct 2026 until the next publication

Source: Banco Central do Brasil. Published 13 Oct 2026. Official document

CurrencyCodeBRL per unit
Australian DollarAUD3.4987
Canadian DollarCAD3.5244
Swiss FrancCHF6.019
Danish KroneDKK0.7504
EuroEUR5.6092
British PoundGBP6.6387
Japanese YenJPY0.03163
Norwegian KroneNOK0.5265
Swedish KronaSEK0.5024
US DollarUSD5.0096

History, CSV and Excel downloads are in paid plans

Use the closing selling rate for conversion

Brazilian tax and accounting rules point to the PTAX closing selling rate for converting foreign currency amounts. This table and our API use that selling value.

For a date lookup, check the validity attached to the published rate. Values are expressed in reais per unit of foreign currency.

Closing bulletins and historical coverage

Banco Central do Brasil publishes the PTAX closing bulletin each business day. The table shown was published by Banco Central do Brasil on 13 Oct 2026.

Our history of closing selling rates starts on 3 Jan 2000.

Rate on a date

The example below requests the PTAX closing selling rate that applies on a specified date.

Rate on a date
curl "https://api.exchangerate.dev/v1/official/BRA/central-bank/rate/USD/BRL?date=2026-10-13" \  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Response
{  "date": "2026-10-13",  "base": "USD",  "quote": "BRL",  "rate": 5.0096,  "valid_to": null,  "method": "published"}

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Source: Banco Central do Brasil. Licensed under the ODbL.

Questions

Does this table show the buying or selling rate?

It shows the closing selling rate from the Banco Central do Brasil PTAX bulletin. That is the value stored by exchangerate.dev.

What unit does PTAX use here?

Each value is in Brazilian reais per unit of foreign currency.

How often is a new closing rate published?

Banco Central do Brasil publishes a closing rate each business day. Check the publication date and validity shown with the value.

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