The cruzeiro was the currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and again between 1990 and 1993. In 1994 it was replaced with the real. The name refers to the constellation of the Southern Cross, known in Brazil as Cruzeiro do Sul, or simply Cruzeiro. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, the Southern Cross is the main astronomical reference to identify the south and is a common cultural icon in Brazilian history.The first cruzeiro circulated between 1942 and 1967 and had the symbol Cr$ or ₢ . The ₢ sign was the only monetary symbol created specifically for Brazilian currencies: All the others used combinations of uppercase letters and the cifrão , i...
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