How often is Brazil Risk Free Rate updated?

Risk Free Rate for Brazil is released on a daily schedule by Banco Central do Brasil (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.

What unit is Risk Free Rate reported in?

The series is published in %. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.

Where does FXMacroData source Brazil Risk Free Rate data?

Data is fetched directly from Banco Central do Brasil or the official national statistics publication for Brazil. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.

How do I query Risk Free Rate for Brazil via the API?

Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/brl/risk_free_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.

Brazil 无风险利率 API Data

无风险利率 (BRL)

银行间隔夜拆借利率。

Latest reading: 0.05 % · Last updated: 2026-04-06 · Source: BCB SGS

Category: Monetary Policy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/brl/risk_free_rate

About 无风险利率 (BRL)

The risk-free rate for Brazil is typically proxied by the shortest-maturity government bond yield or the central bank's overnight policy rate. It is the baseline discount rate for all Brazil asset valuations.

Why FX traders watch it

All asset prices in Brazil are discounted against the risk-free rate. Rising risk-free rates lift the cost of capital, dampen equity valuations, and typically attract foreign capital to brl-denominated bonds.

How to interpret the data

Rising risk-free rates relative to global peers support the brl via carry and capital flow channels. Falling rates signal monetary easing expectations and are typically brl-negative.

Historical 无风险利率 (BRL)

Source: BCB SGS · Daily · %

Data Source

Primary Source

BCB SGS

Official Series ID

SGS/12

External Link

View Official Data Page

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Daily

Unit of Measure

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format.

{ "currency": "BRL", "indicator": "risk_free_rate", "has_official_forecast": false, "start_date": "2023-01-01", "end_date": "2023-12-31", "data": [ { "date": "2024-07-01", "val": 4.2, "announcement_datetime": 1722456000 } ] }

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter	Required	Format	Description
`start_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional lower bound for the requested history.
`end_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
`api_key`	CONDITIONAL	`string`	Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve 无风险利率 data for BRL from 2023:

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/brl/risk_free_rate?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is Brazil Risk Free Rate updated?: Risk Free Rate for Brazil is released on a daily schedule by Banco Central do Brasil (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Risk Free Rate reported in?: The series is published in %. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Brazil Risk Free Rate data?: Data is fetched directly from Banco Central do Brasil or the official national statistics publication for Brazil. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Risk Free Rate for Brazil via the API?: Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/brl/risk_free_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.