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5 de fevereiro de 2010Brazil’s Central Bank on Wednesday unveiled new banknotes of the country’s currency, the real.
The new bills, in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 reais, have superior print quality and new security features to prevent counterfeiting.
The new notes have different sizes and notches so that they can be easily identified by touch.
The new notes, however, did not change the designs of the current ones.
Central Bank Governor Henrique Meirelles said technological upgrading is needed to make counterfeiting more difficult.
New notes of 50 and 100 reais will start circulating in the first half of 2010, while those of lesser face value will be phased in by 2012.
Those currently in circulation remain valid until complete replacement, so people do not need to rush for new notes, said Meirelles.
