<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Blog da Vai · Vai Remessas (EN)</title><description>Exchange rates, remittances and life for people who pay and get paid abroad, with the math done and the source at hand.</description><link>https://blog.vairemessas.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>How to calculate the real cost of a transfer from Brazil: the VET</title><link>https://blog.vairemessas.com/en/posts/how-to-calculate-real-cost-of-a-transfer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blog.vairemessas.com/en/posts/how-to-calculate-real-cost-of-a-transfer/</guid><description>Exchange rate, spread, IOF tax and fees: the full math for a US$ 1,000 transfer at the Oct 27 PTAX (R$ 5.3346), with and without IOF, and why comparing the rate alone misleads.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>How to calculate</category><category>Costs</category><category>US dollar</category></item><item><title>Welcome to the Vai blog</title><link>https://blog.vairemessas.com/en/posts/welcome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blog.vairemessas.com/en/posts/welcome/</guid><description>What you will find here: this week in FX, the real cost of sending money, and guides for people and companies who pay and get paid between Brazil and abroad.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Vai</category></item></channel></rss>