100 Cruzeiros BRL #67

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Cecília Meireles (1901–1964), one of Brazil's most celebrated poets and educators. A leading figure of Brazilian modernism and the generation of 1930, she wrote extensively on themes of love, death, transience, and spirituality; her work 'Romanceiro da Inconfidência' is considered a masterpiece of Brazilian literature. She was also a pioneering educator and journalist, and remains widely honoured in Brazilian culture.

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A complex allegorical composition representing Brazilian cultural and natural diversity. The design incorporates indigenous motifs, wildlife including a heron at left, Amazonian flora and fauna, cultural symbols representing Brazil's mixed heritage (indigenous, African, European), scientific symbols (atomic structure), and urban/architectural elements representing modernization. The scene synthesizes Brazil's natural wealth, cultural plurality, and developmental aspirations during the modernization period.

History

This note belongs to the second Cruzeiro series, issued 1981–1986 by the Banco Central do Brasil during a period of high inflation in Brazil. The Cruzeiro was reintroduced in 1970 (replacing the Cruzeiro Novo at parity) and circulated until 1986, when it was replaced by the Cruzado at a rate of 1,000:1 as part of the Plano Cruzado economic reform. The 100 Cruzeiros note featuring Cecília Meireles was part of a series that honoured significant Brazilian cultural figures. This denomination saw multiple signature and serial number variants as inflation eroded its value rapidly through the early 1980s.