milreis
Americannoun
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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
Then, one and a half hours after opening, a seven-year-old girl broke the ice, bought a 2 milreis doll.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We issued more than 50,000,000 milreis," admitted the Paulista bankers.
From Time Magazine Archive
That is to say, the purchasing power of a milreis in Brazil will not necessarily vary exactly as the rate of exchange on London.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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