Money
Money can be difficult to talk about, but it is easier if you know some key words. Check out our money vocabulary list and practice your knowledge with flashcards. Also, check out what different Brazilian bank notes look like!
Dinheiro
Every real has a Brazilian animal on the back. If you hold an authentic real to the light, you should be able to see a watermark of the same animal on the other side. In some funk songs, you may hear lyrics refering to onças and peixes; they're talking about the 50 and 100 reais bank notes.
Money: Vocabulary List
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Flashcards: Money
Practice more introductions vocabulary!
Dinheiro (Money)
Centavos (Cents)
Cartão de crédito (Credit Card)
Cartão de débito (Debit Card)
Caixa eletrônico (ATM)
Real / Reais (Brazilian currency)
Example: Quinze reais e cinquenta centavos (15 reais and 50 cents)
R$2 - tartaruga-de-pente
(sea turtle)
R$5 - garça-branca grande
(great white heron)
R$10 - arara-vermelha
(green-winged macaw)
R$20 - mico-leão-dourado
(golden lion tamarin)
R$5 - onça-pintada
(jaguar)
R$5 - garoupa
(grouper)
You may hear Brazilians referring to reais as "Temers," "golpes" or "golpinhos." The first is part of a tradition to use the current president's name as interchangeable with currency, i.e. cinco Dilmas. The second two are a kind of joke on the general opinion on the coup (golpe) that brought about the current presidency.
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