cruzeiro

noun

cru·zei·ro | \krü-ˈzer-(ˌ)ō,

-(ˌ)ü\

plural cruzeiros

Definition of cruzeiro

: the basic monetary unit of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and from 1991 to 1993

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Brazil slew inflation in the early 1990s by replacing the cruzeiro with a new currency, the real, managed by a central bank that came to be seen as trustworthy. — The Economist, "Venezuela's crypto-currency: salvation or scam?," 17 Mar. 2018

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The first known use of cruzeiro was in 1927

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