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Until 1747 the Brazilian real was the same as the Portuguese real, with the gold peça of 13.145 g fine gold worth 6,400 réis or 6 400. After that date, however, the Brazilian real started to become a separate currency unit when the value of the peça was raised by 10% in Brazil (but not in Portugal) to 7,040 réis . [ 2 ]
The first real was introduced by King Fernando I around 1380. [1] It was a silver coin and had a value of 120 dinheiros (10 soldos or 1 ⁄ 2 libra). In the reign of King João I (1385–1433), the real branco of 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 libras (initially real cruzado [2]) and the real preto of 7 soldos (1 ⁄ 10 of a real branco) were issued.
The dollar sign, also known as the peso sign, is a currency symbol consisting of a capital S crossed with one or two vertical strokes ($ or depending on typeface), used to indicate the unit of various currencies around the world, including most currencies denominated "dollar" or "peso".