Brazilian spending abroad totaled R$6.044 billion in the first three months of 2026. As a result, expenses on international travel reached the highest level for the period since the beginning of the historical series amid the fall of the dollar.
The result for the first quarter of 2026 represents an increase of 21.9% compared to the first three months of 2025. The data was released this Friday (24).
See the trajectory:
- 1st Quarter of 2020: R$2.9 billion;
- 1st Quarter of 2021: R$860.4 million;
- 1st Quarter of 2022: R$2.8 billion;
- 1st Quarter of 2023: R$3.8 billion;
- 1st Quarter of 2024: R$4.4 billion;
- 1st Quarter of 2025: R$5 billion;
- 1st Quarter of 2026: R$6 billion.
In March alone, Brazilians spent around R$2 billion on international travel. In the same month of 2025, expenses were in the order of R$1.6 billion.
Last Thursday (23), the American currency for the first time in two weeks. Since April 10th, the US currency has not closed above this level. During the year, the US currency began to accumulate a drop of 8.82% against the real.
