The cruzeiro was the currency of Brazil

Brazil

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 from 1942 to 1986 (two distinct currencies) and again between 1990 and 1993. The name refers to the constellation of the Southern Cross, known in Brazil as Cruzeiro do Sul, or simply Cruzeiro .

The first cruzeiro circulated between 1942 and 1967 and had the symbol or ₢ (in Unicode ) and the ISO 4217

ISO 4217

ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...

 code BRZ.

The second cruzeiro circulated between 1967 and 1986.