Brazilian cruzeiro refers to any of four distinct
Brazilian currencies:
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Brazilian cruzeiro (1942–1967)
The (first) cruzeiro (Cr$) was the official currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1967. It replaced the old real (pl. ''réis''), which had been in use since colonial times, at the rate of Rs 1$000 = Cr$1, It was in turn replaced by the cr ...
, worth 1,000 Brazilian réis
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Brazilian cruzeiro (1967–1986)
The cruzeiro, initially denominated cruzeiro novo (), was the currency of Brazil between 1967 and 1986. It is the second of the 3 historical Brazilian currencies called "''cruzeiro''".
It was introduced as ''cruzeiro novo'', with symbol NCr$, ...
, denominated ''cruzeiro novo'' between 1967 and 1970 in the transition from the previous standard banknotes to the new banknotes issued by
Casa da Moeda do Brasil to avoid confusion between the old and the new currency.
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Brazilian cruzeiro (1990–1993)
The cruzeiro was the currency of Brazil between 1990 and 1993. It was the third iteration of a Brazilian currency named "cruzeiro", and replaced the cruzado novo at par. It was used until 1993, when it was replaced by the cruzeiro real at a ...
, redenomination of cruzado novo stemming from the
Plano Collor.
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Brazilian cruzeiro real
The cruzeiro real (\mathrm\!\!\!\Vert, plural: ''cruzeiros reais'') was the short-lived currency of Brazil between August 1, 1993, and June 30, 1994. It was subdivided in 100 centavos; however, this unit was used only for accounting purposes, and ...
(1993–1994), currency with a view to facilitating accounting transactions in the transition between
cruzeiro and
Real
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...
, necessary due to the difficulties of accounting values at the time due to inflation.
See also
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Brazilian cruzado
The cruzado was the currency of Brazil from 1986 to 1989. It replaced the second cruzeiro (at first called the "cruzeiro novo") in 1986, at a rate of 1 cruzado = 1000 cruzeiros (novos) and was replaced in 1989 by the cruzado novo at a rate of ...
(1986–1989)
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Brazilian cruzado novo (1989–1990)
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O Cruzeiro
''O Cruzeiro'' (initially just ''Cruzeiro'') was a Brazilian illustrated weekly magazine, published in Rio de Janeiro from 1928 until 1985, with the exception of the period from August 1975 to June 1977.
History and profile
The publication, subt ...
'' (Brazilian weekly, 1928–1975)
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1942 establishments in Brazil
1986 disestablishments in Brazil
1990 establishments in Brazil
1993 disestablishments in Brazil
20th century in Brazil
Currency symbols