Brazilian banknotes 5000 Cruzeiros banknote, Tiradentes.

Brazilian banknotes 5000 Cruzeiros,  Portrait of Tiradentes.

Brazil banknotes5000 Cruzeiros banknote, Tiradentes.

Currency of Brazil - Brazilian banknotes - 5000 Cruzeiros banknote, Republica Dos Estados Unidos Do Brasil - 5000 Cruzeiros, (1ª Estampa, 1963 -1964 issue) Pick 174.

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Obverse: Portrait of Tiradentes (Joaquim José da Silva Xavier) - national hero of Brazil.
Reverse: "Tiradentes Ante O Carrasco" (Tiradentes before the executioner) painting by Raphael Falco.
Printed by American Bank Note Company, New York.

Brazilian cruzeiro

The Cruzeiro was the currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 (two distinct currencies) and again between 1990 and 1993. In 1994 it was replaced with the real. The name refers to the constellation of the Southern Cross, known in Brazil as Cruzeiro do Sul, or simply Cruzeiro. Visible just in the Southern Hemisphere, the Southern Cross is the main astronomical reference to identify the south and is a common cultural icon in Brazilian history.
The first cruzeiro was issued from 1942 to 1967. It replaced the real at a rate of 1000 réis = 1 cruzeiro and was replaced in 1967 by the cruzeiro novo at a rate of 1000 cruzeiros = 1 cruzeiro novo.
In 1967, Brazil introduced the cruzeiro novo (the word "novo", "new" in Portuguese, only appearing on the provisional issue of banknotes), with 1 cruzeiro novo equal to 1000 "old" cruzeiros. In 1986, the country switched to the cruzado, worth 1000 cruzeiros (novos).
In 1990, Brazil switched back to using the name cruzeiro for its currency. The cruzeiro replaced the cruzado novo at par. This third cruzeiro was used until 1993, when it was replaced by the cruzeiro real at a rate of 1 cruzeiro real = 1000 cruzeiros.

Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes (August 16, 1746–-April 21, 1792, was a leading member of the Brazilian revolutionary movement known as the Inconfidência Mineira whose aim was full independence from the Portuguese colonial power and to create a Brazilian republic. When the plan was discovered, Tiradentes was arrested, tried and publicly hanged. He began to be considered a national hero by the republicans in the late 19th century, and after the republic was proclaimed in Brazil in 1889 the anniversary of his death (April 21) became a national holiday.