Brazilian coin collections. Brazil is one of the interesting countries that changed its currency 7 times in the 20th century. Currencies in use before the current real include:
The Portuguese real from the 16th to 18th centuries, with 1,000 réis called the milréis.
The old Brazilian real from 1747-1942, with 1,000 réis also called the milréis.
The first cruzeiro from 1942-1967, at 1 cruzeiro = 1 milréis or 1,000 réis.
The cruzeiro novo from 1967-1970, at 1 cruzeiro novo = 1,000 first cruzeiros. From 1970 it was simply called the (second) cruzeiro and was used until 1986.
The cruzado from 1986-1989, at 1 cruzado = 1,000 second cruzeiros.
The cruzado novo from 1989-1990, at 1 cruzado novo = 1,000 cruzados. From 1990 it was renamed the (third) cruzeiro and was used until 1993.
The cruzeiro real (CR$) from 1993-1994, at 1 cruzeiro real = 1,000 third cruzeiros.
The current real was introduced in 1994 at 1 real = 2,750 cruzeiros reais
