Brazilian cruzeiro refers to any of four distinct Brazilian currencies: *

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 *

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 The Casa da Moeda do Brasil is the Brazilian mint, owned by the Brazilian government and administratively subordinated to the Ministry of Finances. It was established in 1694. Its current headquarters and industrial facilities occupy a modern pla ...

to avoid confusion between the old and the new currency. *

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. * Brazilian cruzeiro real (1993–1994), currency with a view to facilitating accounting transactions in the transition between cruzeiro and Real, necessary due to the difficulties of accounting values at the time due to inflation.

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