Money time machine
Adjust any amount by Brazil's official inflation, measured by IBGE. Not an estimated average rate: it is the monthly IPCA, compounded, from the year you pick.
is worth today
R$ 893,26
Purchasing power changed 8,93× since 1994.
source: IPCA/IBGE via Central Bank series 433 · index closed through 07/2026
Comparing a price, a salary or an investment from years ago with today's without adjusting for inflation means comparing two different currencies that share a name. It is the most common mistake when looking at long-term returns — and the reason a “high” return sometimes was, in practice, a loss.
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