Where did this money come from?
Brazilian real
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
10 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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DocumentedQualified
The incoming line
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Predecessor332 BC–259 BC
Attic drachma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openLater contributionAD 296–AD 351
Egyptian silver drachma accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 800–1145
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1435–1436
Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accountingDocumentedPredecessor1643–1694
Portuguese realDocumented · Evidence periodPredecessor1942
Brazilian realDocumentedPredecessor1986
Brazilian cruzeiroDocumentedPredecessor1994
Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiroDocumentedThis currencyBRL
Brazilian realDates, conversion terms and evidence 10 connections
Brazilian real Brazilian cruzeiro
1942Documented1000 Brazilian real = 1 Brazilian cruzeiroBrazilian real (réis) converted into Cruzeiro at 1000 old units per new unit.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Brazilian cruzeiro Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro
1986Documented1000 Brazilian cruzeiro = 1 Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiroCruzeiro novo / cruzeiro converted into Cruzado at 1000 old units per new unit.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro Brazilian real
1994Documented2750 Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro = 1 BRLCruzeiro real converted into Brazilian real at 2750 old units per new unit.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Egyptian silver drachma accounting Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting
Evidence period: AD 296–AD 351QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Portuguese real Brazilian real
Evidence period: 1643–1694DocumentedA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting Portuguese real
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting
Evidence period: AD 800–1145QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Attic drachma accounting Egyptian silver drachma accounting
Evidence period: 332 BC–259 BCQualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.