Carlos Drummond de Andrade
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Carlos Drummond de Andrade was a Brazilian poet and writer, considered by some as the greatest Brazilian poet of all time.
Carlos Drummond de Andrade, 1970
Statue of Carlos Drummond de Andrade by Copacabana Beach
Poem by Drummond de Andrade on a wall in Leiden
Manuel Bandeira and Carlos Drummond de Andrade, 1954. National Archives of Brazil
Brazilian cruzado novo
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The cruzado novo was the short-lived currency of Brazil between 15 January 1989 and 15 March 1990. It replaced the cruzado in the rate of 1000 cruzados = 1 cruzado novo. It had the symbol N C z S ‖ an
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
…become something of a national cultural symbol in Brazil, where his widely influential poem "Canção Amiga" ("Friendly Song") has been featured on the 50-cruzado novo bill. Drummond was born in Itabira, a mining village in Minas Gerais in the southeastern region of Brazil. His parents were farmers belonging to old…
A Cz$5,000 banknote overstamped as NCz$5, portraying Candido Portinari
A NCz$200 banknote from 1989 commemorating 100 years of the Proclamation of the Republic