milreis
Americannoun
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milreis
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a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
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a gold coin and former monetary unit of Portugal, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1910.
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The Brazilian transaction in effect pegged the milreis to the dollar.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Rio, bankers close to President Getulio Vargas rumored that he would peg the milreis to the dollar.
From Time Magazine Archive
Growers have received about 2 milreis a bag from the Government for the rest.
From Time Magazine Archive
A fervent admirer of President Roosevelt, Senhor Aranha promulgated an "Economic Readjustment Act," abolished the gold milreis and repudiated the gold clauses in foreign utility contracts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Foreign Coffee Quotations Brazil coffee cable quotations are the market prices, in Rio or Santos, of ten kilograms of coffee, the price being stated in milreis, the monetary unit of Brazil money.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
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