what is the currency used in brazil?
Brazilian real
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 Brazil has a designated " zone of interest " that is not an actual claim . 

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 Brazil , Mexico , India and South Africa are countries with large economies that have never been ICSID members . 

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 Brazil is the world 's largest exporter of ethanol . In 2007 it exported 933 @.@ 4 million gallons ( 3 @,@ 532 @.@ 7 million liters ) , representing almost 20 % of its production , and accounting for almost 50 % of the global exports . Since 2004 Brazilian exporters have as their main customers the United States , Netherlands , Japan , Sweden , Jamaica , El Salvador , Costa Rica , Trinidad & Tobago , Nigeria , Mexico , India , and South Korea . 

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 The Federative Republic of Brazil has seen limited discussion among authorities regarding its potential as a superpower . 

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 Brazil 's international trade reached a total value of Rs 79 @.@ 000 : 000 $ 000 between 1834 and 1839 . This continued to increase every year until it reached Rs 472 @.@ 000 : 000 $ 000 between 1886 and 1887 : an annual growth rate of 3 @.@ 88 % since 1839 . The absolute value of exports from the Empire in 1850 was the highest in Latin America and triple that of Argentina which was in fourth place . Brazil would keep its high standing in exports and general economic growth until the end of the monarchy . Brazilian economic expansion , especially after 1850 , compared well with that of the United States and European nations . The national tax revenue amounted to Rs 11 @.@ 795 : 000 $ 000 in 1831 and rose to Rs 160 @.@ 840 : 000 $ 000 in 1889 . By 1858 , national tax revenues ranked as the eighth @-@ largest in the world . Imperial Brazil was , despite its progress , a country where wealth was very unequally distributed . However , for purposes of comparison , according to historian Steven C. Topik , in the United States , " by 1890 , 80 percent of the population lived on the margin of subsistence , while 20 percent controlled almost all wealth . " 
