Brazil

Brazil Currency Timeline

  • Start of Inflation

    Start of Inflation

    This began the rampant inflation in Brazil
  • Rampant Inflation

    Rampant Inflation

    The currency rapidly increased in its inflaiton.
  • First Series Coins

    First Series Coins

    The first series coins were released in 1994, made in 1, 5, 10, and 50 centavos.
  • Modern Brazilian Real

    Modern Brazilian Real

    The Modern Brazilian Real replaced the Cruzeiro Real.
  • Central Bank of Brazil controlled the exhange rate.

    Central Bank of Brazil controlled the exhange rate.

  • Real Coin

    Real Coin

    The original 1-real coins dated 1994-1997 have been withdrawn from circulation
  • Bank loses the exchange rate control.

    Bank loses the exchange rate control.

  • Devaluation to 2:1

    Devaluation to 2:1

    The brazillian real, designed to be a 1:1 exchange rate to the U.S. dollar, became two reals to one dollar.
  • Devaluation to 4:1

    Devaluation to 4:1

    The brazillian real exchange rate changed to 4 reals to one dollar.
  • 1 Real

    1 Real

    On 31 December 2005, BCB discontinued the production of the 1 real banknote
  • 2015 Exchange Rate

    2015 Exchange Rate

    As of the end of 2015, the exchange rate was 3.8 Reais to 1 U.S. dollar
  • Brazil's E Payment Infrastructure

    Brazil's E Payment Infrastructure

    Brazil has already begun developing a E payment based infrastructure. Just like other Countries such as China, Turkey, and South Africa