Currency history

Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro — 1986–1994 continuity

Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro: a historical unit of account.

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

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Predecessor

Brazilian cruzeiro

1986Documented1000 Brazilian cruzeiro = 1 Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro

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Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro

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Successor or branchBRL

Brazilian real

1994Documented2750 Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro = 1 BRL

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

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

Turning points

1986-02-28

Redenominated as

Cruzeiro novo / cruzeiro converted into Cruzado at 1000 old units per new unit. ^[3]

1990-03-16

Unit name change

Cruzado novo was renamed cruzeiro at par. This face-unit statement does not describe the separate restrictions on financial balances. ^[4]

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“Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro — 1986–1994 continuity.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000148.html

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