The real touched a five-month high. GDP expanded by 1.2% in the first quarter for the third quarter of growth, taking Latin America's largest economy back to its size at the end of 2019 before the pandemic.
Brazil's real bucked the trend, erasing early losses to rise 0.4%. The currency extended gains to a third straight session with iron ore prices rising. Shares in iron ore miner Vale rose 0.3% and were among top gainers on Sao Paulo's main stocks index.