Brazil
Brazil issued its first stamps in 1883. It is the largest country in South America and the only Portuguese speaking one on the continent.
| 1000 Reis = 1 Milreis | 1843 - 1942 |
| 100 Centavos = 1 Cruzeiro | 1942- 1986 |
| 100 Centavos = 1 Cruzado | 1986 - 1990 |
| 100 Centavos = 1 Cruzeiro | 1990 - 1993 |
| 100 Centavos = 1 Cruzeiro Real | 1993 - 1994 |
| 100 Centavos = 1 Cruzeiro | 1994- Present |
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| Description: | Floriano Peixoto | Railroad | Mercury |
| Denomination: | 300 Reis | 20 Reis | 400 Reis |
| Year (s) of Issue: | 1906 - 1916 | 1924 - 1928 | 1924 - 1928 |
| Scott # | 180 (u) | 274 | 280 (u) |
| Description: | Agriculture | Commerce | Petroleum |
| Denomination: | 400 Reis | 2000 Reis | 2 Centavos |
| Year (s) of Issue: | 1941 - 1942 | 1941 - 1942 | 1947 - 1954 |
| Scott # | 518 (u) | 524 (u) | 656 |
| Description: | Steel | President Harry Truman | Admiral MarquesTamandare |
| Denomination: | 2 Cruzeiro | 40 Centavos | 2 Centavos |
| Year (s) of Issue: | 1947 - 1954 | 1947 | 1954 - 1960 |
| Scott # | 664 (u) | 673 | 787 (u) |
| Description: | Admiral MarquesTamandare | Oswaldo Cruz | Oswaldo Cruz |
| Denomination: | 10 Centavos | 20 Centavos | 30 Centavos |
| Year (s) of Issue: | 1954 - 1960 | 1954 - 1960 | 1954 - 1960 |
| Scott # | 788 (u) | 789 (u) | 790 (u) |
| Description: | Joaquim Murtinho | Duke of Caxias | Duke of Caxias |
| Denomination: | 50 Centavos | 1 Cruzeiro | 1.50 Cruzeiro |
| Year (s) of Issue: | 1954 - 1960 | 1954- 1960 | 1954 - 1960 |
| Scott # | 792 (u) | 795 (u) | 796 (u) |
| Description: | Duke of Caxias | Ruy Barbosa | John F. Kennedy |
| Denomination: | 2 Cruzeiro | 5 Cruzeiro | 100 Cruzeiro |
| Year (s) of Issue: | 1954 - 1960 | 1954 - 1960 | 1964 |
| Scott # | 797 (u) | 798 (u) | 987 |
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