The first of Castro Placido decree took place on 26 JANUARY 1903, applying Brazilian law until the enactment of the sovereign state Constitution; considered valid all land titles issued by Bolivia or the state of Amazonas; defined the Portuguese language as official; and adopted the Brazilian monetary standard.
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Now the idea being floated by a few prominent Canadian economists _ possibly at the tacit urging of Canadian federal leaders _ is that North America must rally under a common currency in order to compete against the euro, which is becoming the monetary standard of an economically integrated Europe.
