Brazilian real
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This article is about the modern Brazilian currency unit. For the currency of Brazil from the colonial period to 1942, see Brazilian real (old).
"BRL" redirects here. For other uses, see BRL (disambiguation).
The Brazilian real (pl. reais; sign: R$; code: BRL) is the official currency of Brazil. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. The Central Bank of Brazil is the central bank and the issuing authority. The real replaced the cruzeiro real in 1994.
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ISO 4217 | |||||
Code | BRL (numeric: 986) | ||||
Subunit | 0.01 | ||||
Unit | |||||
Unit | real | ||||
Plural | reais | ||||
Symbol | $,R$ | ||||
Nickname | pila, prata, mango, pau, conto, réis (plural) | ||||
Denominations | |||||
Subunit | |||||
1⁄100 | centavo | ||||
Banknotes | R$ 2, R$ 5, R$ 10, R$ 20, R$ 50, R$ 100, R$ 200 | ||||
Coins | |||||
Freq. used | 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos, and R$ 1 | ||||
Rarely used | 1 centavo | ||||
Demographics | |||||
Date of introduction | 1 July 1994 | ||||
Replaced | Cruzeiro Real | ||||
User(s) | Brazil | ||||
Issuance | |||||
Central bank | Central Bank of Brazil | ||||
Website | www | ||||
Printer | Casa da Moeda do Brasil | ||||
Website | www | ||||
Mint | Casa da Moeda do Brasil | ||||
Website | www | ||||
Valuation | |||||
Inflation | 3.94% (May 2023) | ||||
Source | agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br | ||||
Method | CPI |
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As of April 2019,[update] the real was the twentieth most traded currency.[1]