Corridor USD → BRL · US dollar to Brazilian real
What does it cost to send US dollars to Brazil?
On 16 October 2026, the most a recipient in Brazil got for 1,000 USD was 5,066.52 BRL via Remitly: a true cost of 2.70 USD (0.27%) including fee and rate markup. The last of 7 quotes cost 5.72%.
Transfer cost receipt · USD → BRL
Most to the recipient: Remitly transfer service
- You send
- 1,000.00 USD
- Upfront fee
- 0.00 USD
- Amount converted
- 1,000.00 USD
- Rate given
- 5.0665
- Mid-market when quoted
- 5.0802
- Exchange-rate markup inside the rate
- 2.70 USD 0.27%
- True total cost
- 2.70 USD 0.27%
- Recipient gets
- 5,066.52 BRL
Picking the last quote in this ledger (OFX) instead would leave the recipient 277.08 BRL short.
Snapshot indicative quotes retrieved 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC. Quote collected 16 Oct 2026, 16:44 UTC. Source: Wise public comparison data.
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Every quote for 1,000 USD → BRL
Sorted by what the recipient gets. “True cost” adds the upfront fee to the money lost in the exchange rate versus the mid-market rate at the time each quote was collected.
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Remitlyservice | 0.00 USD | 0.27% | 2.70 USD | 0.27% | 5,066.52 BRL | best |
| 2. Instaremservice | 0.00 USD | 0.78% | 7.75 USD | 0.78% | 5,040.86 BRL | −25.66 BRL |
| 3. Wiseservice | 15.47 USD | 0.00% | 15.47 USD | 1.55% | 4,999.69 BRL | −66.83 BRL |
| 4. Western Unionservice | 1.99 USD | 2.51% | 27.08 USD | 2.71% | 4,942.67 BRL | −123.85 BRL |
| 5. Xoomservice | 4.99 USD | 2.93% | 34.18 USD | 3.42% | 4,906.63 BRL | −159.89 BRL |
| 6. PayPalservice | 4.99 USD | 5.16% | 56.34 USD | 5.63% | 4,794.01 BRL | −272.51 BRL |
| 7. OFXservice | 5.00 USD | 5.25% | 57.24 USD | 5.72% | 4,789.44 BRL | −277.08 BRL |
Does the cheapest option change with the amount?
| You send | Most to recipient | Best cost | Worst cost | Recipient gets (best) | Gap best vs worst | Quotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 USD | Remitly | 0.40% | 7.62% | 1,011.99 BRL | 73.36 BRL | 7 |
| 1,000 USD | Remitly | 0.27% | 5.72% | 5,066.52 BRL | 277.08 BRL | 7 |
| 5,000 USD | Remitly | 0.27% | 5.26% | 25,332.61 BRL | 1,266.39 BRL | 7 |
What the USD → BRL numbers show
- Remitly delivered the most at every snapshot amount (200.00 USD, 1,000.00 USD, 5,000.00 USD).
- At 200.00 USD, true cost ranged from 0.40% (Remitly) to 7.62% (OFX); the recipient would get 73.36 BRL less with the last quote than with the first.
- 1 of 7 quotes at 1,000.00 USD charged no upfront fee but priced in a rate markup above 0.5%, so “no fee” did not mean free.
How does the quoted mid-market rate compare with the ECB reference?
The European Central Bank reference rate for USD/BRL on 16 October 2026 was 5.0828. The mid-market rate implied by the top quote at its collection time was 5.0802, a difference of −0.05%. ECB rates are published once per working day around 16:00 CET, so they drift from live market rates during the day; RateRunner uses them only as a cross-check, never to rank providers.
Every quote for 200 USD → BRL
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Remitlyservice | 0.00 USD | 0.40% | 0.80 USD | 0.40% | 1,011.99 BRL | best |
| 2. Instaremservice | 0.00 USD | 0.78% | 1.55 USD | 0.78% | 1,008.17 BRL | −3.82 BRL |
| 3. Western Unionservice | 1.99 USD | 2.51% | 6.97 USD | 3.48% | 980.65 BRL | −31.34 BRL |
| 4. Wiseservice | 8.57 USD | 0.00% | 8.57 USD | 4.29% | 972.13 BRL | −39.86 BRL |
| 5. Xoomservice | 4.99 USD | 3.38% | 11.59 USD | 5.79% | 957.19 BRL | −54.80 BRL |
| 6. PayPalservice | 4.99 USD | 5.16% | 15.05 USD | 7.53% | 939.57 BRL | −72.42 BRL |
| 7. OFXservice | 5.00 USD | 5.25% | 15.24 USD | 7.62% | 938.63 BRL | −73.36 BRL |
Every quote for 5,000 USD → BRL
| Provider | Upfront fee | Rate markup | True cost | Cost % | Recipient gets | vs best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Remitlyservice | 0.00 USD | 0.27% | 13.51 USD | 0.27% | 25,332.61 BRL | best |
| 2. Instaremservice | 0.00 USD | 0.71% | 35.72 USD | 0.71% | 25,219.78 BRL | −112.83 BRL |
| 3. Wiseservice | 49.97 USD | 0.00% | 49.97 USD | 1.00% | 25,137.49 BRL | −195.12 BRL |
| 4. Western Unionservice | 1.99 USD | 2.12% | 107.77 USD | 2.16% | 24,853.73 BRL | −478.88 BRL |
| 5. Xoomservice | 4.99 USD | 2.45% | 127.60 USD | 2.55% | 24,753.01 BRL | −579.60 BRL |
| 6. OFXservice | 0.00 USD | 4.32% | 216.05 USD | 4.32% | 24,303.69 BRL | −1,028.92 BRL |
| 7. PayPalservice | 4.99 USD | 5.16% | 262.79 USD | 5.26% | 24,066.22 BRL | −1,266.39 BRL |
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Questions people ask
- Which provider gave the most for 1,000 USD sent to Brazil?
- Remitly, with 5,066.52 BRL delivered, in the snapshot retrieved 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC. Its upfront fee was 0.00 USD and its rate markup 0.27%.
- How much of the cost of sending USD to BRL is hidden in the exchange rate?
- For the 7 quotes on 1,000 USD, rate markups ranged from 0.00% to 5.25% of the amount converted. 1 quote charged no upfront fee but still had a markup above 0.5%.
- How current are these USD to BRL quotes?
- RateRunner retrieved them on 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC. Each provider quote also carries its own collection time, shown in the tables, and quotes older than 24 hours are flagged. They are indicative; the price you are offered at checkout can differ.
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Sources
- Indicative provider quotes: Wise public comparison data (retrieved 16 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC). Wise collects quotes from listed banks and services and is itself listed.
- Reference rate: European Central Bank euro reference rates via Frankfurter (16 October 2026).
- Raw data for this page: usd-to-brl.json