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The Brazilian real is the official currency of Brazil. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. The Central Bank of Brazil is the central bank and the issuing authority. The real replaced the cruzeiro real in 1994.
Commemorative 1 real coins for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics Games in Rio de Janeiro. Left, allegory to Olympic boxing, right, allegory to Paralympic swimming.
Balsemão's trial strike, nicknamed the "Real Bromélia" or "Real Balsemão"
Image: Brazil R$0.01 1997
General elections were held in Brazil on 2 October 2022 to elect the president, vice president, the National Congress, the governors, vice governors, and legislative assemblies of all federative units, and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. As no candidate for president—or for governor in some states—received more than half of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election for these offices was held on 30 October. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received the majority of the votes in the second round and became president-elect of Brazil.
Image: Jair Bolsonaro 2022 (cropped)
Brazilian voting machines
Graffiti in Rio de Janeiro which says, "Thief Lula (in brown), stole my heart! (in black)." This graffiti was likely originally from a Bolsonaro supporter, whose meaning was changed by a Lula supporter.