According to RemitRoutes data (updated 4h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 USD to Brazil is OKX at -0.32% total cost. Crypto rails at -0.32% are 0.98 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at 0.66%.
Sending $1,000 USD. Rates measured 4h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ OKX | Crypto | 5,166.89 BRL | -0.32% (crypto premium) | ~5 seconds |
| Remitly | Traditional | 5,116.19 BRL | 0.66% | Unknown |
| Instarem | Traditional | 5,100.4 BRL | 0.97% | Unknown |
| Wise | Traditional | 5,066.69 BRL | 1.62% | ~1 hours |
| WorldRemit | Traditional | 5,027.21 BRL | 2.39% | 1-2 business days |
| Western Union | Traditional | 5,026.8 BRL | 2.40% | 1 business day |
| Xoom | Traditional | 5,001.8 BRL | 2.88% | Unknown |
| PayPal | Traditional | 4,898.4 BRL | 4.89% | Unknown |
| OFX | Traditional | 4,854.6 BRL | 5.74% | Unknown |
How this corridor's all-in cost has moved — measured corridor fee history from 76 daily snapshots. A negative cost means the recipient gets more than the mid-market amount.
| Rail | Latest | 90-day median | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto / stablecoin | -0.22% | -0.72% | -7.57% | 2.27% |
| Traditional | 0.43% | 0.43% | 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