cruzeiro
E808981
The cruzeiro was a former Brazilian national currency used during much of the 20th century before being replaced by the real.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brazilian cruzeiro | 3 |
| cruzeiro novo | 3 |
| Brazilian cruzeiro (first cruzeiro) | 1 |
| Cruzeiro (replacing Cruzado Novo) | 1 |
| cruzeiro canonical | 1 |
| cruzeiro (second cruzeiro) | 1 |
| second cruzeiro | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9575270 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: cruzeiro Context triple: [Casa da Moeda do Brasil, formerCurrencyProduced, cruzeiro]
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A.
cruzeiro real (CR$)
The cruzeiro real (CR$) was Brazil’s short-lived national currency used in the early 1990s during a period of high inflation, immediately preceding the introduction of the real.
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B.
Plano Real
Plano Real was a landmark Brazilian economic stabilization plan launched in 1994 that successfully curbed hyperinflation and introduced the modern Brazilian currency, the real.
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C.
Brazilian real
The Brazilian real is the official currency of Brazil, introduced in 1994 as part of an economic stabilization plan and later subjected to significant devaluation during the 1999 currency crisis.
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D.
Zero Cruzeiro
Zero Cruzeiro is a conceptual artwork by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that subverts the imagery and value of national currency to critique economic and political systems.
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E.
Lira dos Cinquent’anos
Lira dos Cinquent’anos is a reflective and autobiographical poetry collection by Brazilian modernist poet Manuel Bandeira, written to mark his fiftieth birthday and meditate on time, memory, and mortality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: cruzeiro Target entity description: The cruzeiro was a former Brazilian national currency used during much of the 20th century before being replaced by the real.
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A.
cruzeiro real (CR$)
The cruzeiro real (CR$) was Brazil’s short-lived national currency used in the early 1990s during a period of high inflation, immediately preceding the introduction of the real.
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B.
Plano Real
Plano Real was a landmark Brazilian economic stabilization plan launched in 1994 that successfully curbed hyperinflation and introduced the modern Brazilian currency, the real.
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C.
Brazilian real
The Brazilian real is the official currency of Brazil, introduced in 1994 as part of an economic stabilization plan and later subjected to significant devaluation during the 1999 currency crisis.
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D.
Zero Cruzeiro
Zero Cruzeiro is a conceptual artwork by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that subverts the imagery and value of national currency to critique economic and political systems.
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E.
Lira dos Cinquent’anos
Lira dos Cinquent’anos is a reflective and autobiographical poetry collection by Brazilian modernist poet Manuel Bandeira, written to mark his fiftieth birthday and meditate on time, memory, and mortality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian currency
ⓘ
former national currency ⓘ national currency ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Brazil ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Brazil ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
cruzeiro novo
ⓘ
linked to:
cruzeiro
first cruzeiro ⓘ second cruzeiro ⓘ third cruzeiro ⓘ |
| introduced |
1942
ⓘ
1967 ⓘ 1970 ⓘ 1990 ⓘ 1993 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code |
BRB
ⓘ
BRN ⓘ BRR ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | high inflation ⓘ |
| replaced |
Brazilian real (old) / réis
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian real (imperial)
cruzado novo ⓘ cruzeiro novo ⓘ
linked to:
cruzeiro
first cruzeiro ⓘ third cruzeiro ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Brazilian real
ⓘ
cruzado ⓘ cruzeiro novo ⓘ
linked to:
cruzeiro
cruzeiro real ⓘ
linked to:
cruzeiro real (CR$)
real ⓘ real ⓘ second cruzeiro ⓘ
linked to:
cruzeiro
|
| status | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| subunitName |
centavo
ⓘ
centavo ⓘ |
| symbol |
Cr$
ⓘ
linked to:
CR$
|
| usedDuringCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday transactions in Brazil ⓘ |
| usedIn | Brazil ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: cruzeiro Description of subject: The cruzeiro was a former Brazilian national currency used during much of the 20th century before being replaced by the real.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: cruzeiro
linked to: cruzeiro
subject linked to:
cruzeiro real (CR$)
linked to: cruzeiro
linked to: cruzeiro
linked to: cruzeiro
linked to: cruzeiro
linked to: cruzeiro