By June 2016 , more than 3.25 Brazilian real equaled $ 1 .
The currency has since been in a gradual recovery period , reaching 3.2 BRL per USD by June 2016.The dollar-like sign ( cifrão ) is the currency 's symbol ( both historic and modern ) , and in all the other past Brazilian currencies , is officially written with two vertical strokes ( 15px ) rather than one .
Brazilian real