Currency history
Brazilian real
Brazilian real: a currency still in use.
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- BRL
- Ancestry branch
- Roman solidus
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Where this money came from
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Predecessor
Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro1994Documented2750 Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro = 1 BRL
This currencyBRL
Brazilian realNo successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.
The story
The real entered circulation on 1 July 1994; one real equalled one URV or 2, 750 cruzeiros reais at conversion. [1]
Turning points
Redenominated as
Cruzeiro real converted into Brazilian real at 2750 old units per new unit. [2]
Sources and evidence
- Banco Central do Brasil · Plano Real C534 ↗
- Banco Central do Brasil · Brazilian Monetary System Reforms C1007 ↗
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“Brazilian real.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000151.html