According to RemitRoutes data (updated 1h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 USD to Brazil is OKX at -1.10% total cost. Crypto rails at -1.10% are 1.26 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at 0.16%.
Sending $1,000 USD. Rates measured 1h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ OKX | Crypto | 5,174.58 BRL | -1.10% (crypto premium) | ~3 seconds |
| Remitly | Traditional | 5,110.4 BRL | 0.16% | Unknown |
| Moneygram | Traditional | 5,105.25 BRL | 0.26% | Unknown |
| Instarem | Traditional | 5,098.6 BRL | 0.39% | Unknown |
| Wise | Traditional | 5,055.12 BRL | 1.24% | ~8 hours |
| WorldRemit | Traditional | 5,014.21 BRL | 2.04% | 1-2 business days |
| Xoom | Traditional | 4,982.41 BRL | 2.66% | Unknown |
| PayPal | Traditional | 4,878.74 BRL | 4.68% | Unknown |
| Bank of America | Traditional | 4,863.33 BRL | 4.98% | Unknown |
| OFX | Traditional | 4,850.63 BRL | 5.23% | Unknown |
How this corridor's all-in cost has moved — measured corridor fee history from 32 daily snapshots. A negative cost means the recipient gets more than the mid-market amount.
| Rail | Latest | 90-day median | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto / stablecoin | -0.89% | -0.97% | -7.57% | 2.27% |
| Traditional | 0.38% | 0.38% | 0.00% | 1.55% |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full USD → BRL cost data