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Brazilian cruzeiro — 1942 currency

Brazilian cruzeiro: a historical unit of account.

Dates in use: Introduction and ending not established
Ancestry branch: Roman solidus

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Predecessor

1942Documented1000 Brazilian real = 1 Brazilian cruzeiro

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Brazilian cruzeiro

Successor or branch

Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro

1986Documented1000 Brazilian cruzeiro = 1 Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro

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The story

Cruzeiro converted into Cruzeiro novo / cruzeiro at 1000 old units per new unit. ^[1]

Cruzeiro novo / cruzeiro converted into Cruzado at 1000 old units per new unit. ^[2]

Turning points

1942-11-01

Redenominated as

Brazilian real (réis) converted into Cruzeiro at 1000 old units per new unit. ^[3]

1970-05-15

Unit name change

Cruzeiro novo was renamed cruzeiro without rescaling. ^[4]

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“Brazilian cruzeiro — 1942 currency.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000146.html

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