Conversion from USD to BRL about www.freedomsponsors.org

[tonylampada]

Also, http://www.freedomsponsors.org/core/issue/20/incoming-transactions-do-not-take-into-account-currency-of-origin

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Anyone knows where I can get currency exchange rates ?
/cc @mvallebr

[mvallebr]

I think this is what you want, but not sure: https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=developer/e_howto_api_APConvertCurrency

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Will test it later, tks @mvallebr !

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Tested it.

baseAmountList=[{'currency':{'code':'BRL', 'amount':1.00}}]
convertToCurrencyList=[{'currencyCode':'USD'}]
r = paypal.convert_currency(baseAmountList=baseAmountList, 
    convertToCurrencyList=convertToCurrencyList)
r
{'estimatedAmountTable': {'currencyConversionList': [{'baseAmount': {'amount': '1.0',
     'code': 'USD'},
    'currencyList': {'currency': [{'amount': '2.74', 'code': 'BRL'}]}}]},
 'responseEnvelope': {'ack': 'Success',
  'build': '3988550',
  'correlationId': '37fdfa0c5b56f',
  'timestamp': '2012-10-21T11:46:29.567-07:00'}}

(Meaning 1USD = 2.74BRL)

If we invert currencies paypal will say

1BRL = 0.34USD

And 1 / 2.74 = 0.364

"Real" sources say 1USD = 2.09BRL.

I guess I can't use Paypal then? 👎

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Asked on Stackoverflow --> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13002511/paypal-convertcurrency-api-gives-a-wrong-usd-brl-rate-why

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Also asked in the Brazilian forums --> https://www.paypal-brasil.com.br/forum/index.php?/topic/206-conversao-usd-brl-da-um-resultado-absurdo-274/

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Goodbye paypal, Hello Google
http://www.google.com/ig/calculator?hl=en&q=1USD%3D%3FBRL

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And hello Yahoo!
http://download.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=USDBRL=X&f=sl1d1t1ba&e=.csv

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More details about this
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1393385/currency-exchange-rates-for-paypal
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/181990/programmatically-access-currency-exchange-rates
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1789699/php-example-for-paypal-adaptive-payments-convertcurrency-api

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With this, I'm calling this closed
http://blog.freedomsponsors.org/a-note-to-brazilians/