Brazilian currency - wikipedia Brazilian currency The official Brazilian currency since 1994 is the Brazilian real ( plural reais, sign R $, code BRL ). Through its history, Brazil had a number of other currencies : Portuguese real Brazilian real ( old ) ( Rs $ ), pl. réis ; from colonial times to 1942 cruzeiro ( first ) ( ₢, Cr $ ) = 1,000 réis ; from 1942 to 1967. cruzeiro novo ( NCr $ ) = 1,000 cruzeiros ; from 1967 to 1970 cruzeiro ( second ) ( Cr $ ) = 1 cruzeiro novo ; from 1970 to 1986 cruzado ( Cz $ ) = 1,000 cruzeiros novos ; from 1986 to 1989 cruzado novo ( NCz $ ) = 1,000 cruzados ; from January 1989 to March 1990 cruzeiro ( third ) ( Cr $ ) = 1,000 cruzados novos ; from 1990 to 1993 cruzeiro real = 1,000 cruzeiros ; from August 1993 to June 1994 real ( modern ) ( R $ ), pl. reais = 2,750 cruzeiros reais ; from 1994 to present Thus, one modern Brazilian real is equivalent to 2,750,000,000,000,000,000,000 times the old real, that is, 2.75 sextillion réis. This article includes a list of related items that share the same name ( or similar names ). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brazilian_currency&oldid=821158700 '' Categories : Set indices Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 18 January 2018, at 19 : 25. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the name of currency of brazil
Answer: the Brazilian real (plural reais, sign R$, code BRL)