cruzeiro real (CR$)

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The cruzeiro real (CR$) was Brazil’s short-lived national currency used in the early 1990s during a period of high inflation, immediately preceding the introduction of the real.

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Surface form Occurrences
cruzeiro real 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
former national currency
category Brazilian currency history
circulationStatus no longer in circulation
country Brazil
currencyOf Brazil NERFINISHED
denominationType banknotes
coins
endDate 1994-06-30
exchangeRateToPredecessor 1 cruzeiro real = 1,000 cruzeiros
exchangeRateToSuccessor 1 real = 2,750 cruzeiros reais
followedBy real (Brazilian real) NERFINISHED
followsCurrency cruzeiro (second cruzeiro)
historicalRole immediate predecessor of the Brazilian real
inflationContext hyperinflation in Brazil
introducedAsPartOf Brazilian monetary stabilization efforts
ISO4217Code BRR NERFINISHED
ISO4217NumericCode 987
languageOfName Portuguese
legalTenderIn Brazil NERFINISHED
monetaryAuthority Central Bank of Brazil NERFINISHED
monetaryReformStage transitional currency before the real
officialName cruzeiro real NERFINISHED
peggedTo URV (Unidade Real de Valor) during transition to the real NERFINISHED
periodOfUse early 1990s
precededBy cruzeiro (second cruzeiro)
precedesCurrency real (Brazilian real) NERFINISHED
reasonForReplacement implementation of the Plano Real stabilization plan
region South America
replacedByCurrency real (Brazilian real) NERFINISHED
replacedCurrency cruzeiro (second cruzeiro) NERFINISHED
shortName cruzeiro real NERFINISHED
startDate 1993-08-01
status obsolete
subunit centavo
subunitToUnitRatio 100 centavos = 1 cruzeiro real
symbol CR$ NERFINISHED
usedBy Brazilian government NERFINISHED
Brazilian residents
usedDuring period of high inflation in Brazil
usedIn Brazilian economy

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Plano Real replacedCurrency cruzeiro real (CR$)
Casa da Moeda do Brasil formerCurrencyProduced cruzeiro real (CR$)
this entity surface form: cruzeiro real