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cruzado

On February 28, 1986, the Brazilian cruzado, equal to 1,000 cruzeiros, was introduced, and the Cruzado Plan to fight inflation was announced. The new cruzado (cruzado novo), equal to 1,000 old cruzados, was introduced on January 15, 1989.

Source: Library of Congress

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