According to RemitRoutes data (updated 5h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 JPY to Brazil is Instarem at 0.83% total cost. Crypto rails at 0.98% are 0.15 percentage points more expensive than the cheapest traditional option at 0.83%.
Sending $1,000 JPY. Rates measured 5h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Instarem | Traditional | 32.3 BRL | 0.83% | Unknown |
| ✦ Mercado Bitcoin | Crypto | 32.25 BRL | 0.98% | ~1 second |
| Remitly | Traditional | 32.12 BRL | 1.38% | Minutes |
| Western Union | Traditional | 31.89 BRL | 2.09% | 1 business day |
| Wise | Traditional | 31.88 BRL | 2.12% | 1-2 business days |
| WorldRemit | Traditional | 31.85 BRL | 2.21% | 1-2 business days |
| PayPal | Traditional | 30.96 BRL | 4.94% | Unknown |
| Rakuten | Traditional | 29.97 BRL | 7.98% | Unknown |
| SMBC | Traditional | 29.61 BRL | 9.09% | Unknown |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full JPY → BRL cost data