Brazilian real

Brazilian real
Real brasileiro (Portuguese)
Banknotes of reais (from 2 reais to 100 reais)200 reais banknote
ISO 4217
CodeBRL (numeric: 986)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Unitreal
Pluralreais
Symbol$,R$
Nicknamepila, prata, mango, pau, conto, réis (plural)
Denominations
Subunit
1100centavo
BanknotesR$ 2, R$ 5, R$ 10, R$ 20, R$ 50, R$ 100, R$ 200
Coins
 Freq. used5, 10, 25, 50 centavos, and R$ 1
 Rarely used1 centavo
Demographics
Date of introduction1 July 1994
ReplacedCruzeiro Real
User(s)Brazil
Issuance
Central bankCentral Bank of Brazil
 Websitewww.bcb.gov.br
PrinterCasa da Moeda do Brasil
 Websitewww.casadamoeda.gov.br
MintCasa da Moeda do Brasil
 Websitewww.casadamoeda.gov.br
Valuation
Inflation3.94% (May 2023)
 Sourceagenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br
 MethodCPI

The Brazilian real (pl. reais; sign: R$; code: BRL) is the official currency of Brazil. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. The Central Bank of Brazil is the central bank and the issuing authority. The real replaced the cruzeiro real in 1994.

As of April 2019, the real was the twentieth most traded currency.[1]

  1. ^ "Triennial Central Bank Survey Foreign exchange turnover in April 2019" (PDF). Triennial Central Bank Survey. Basel, Switzerland: Bank for International Settlements. 16 September 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 10 August 2021.