The first records of Promissory Notes take us back to the Middle Ages, a time when bills of exchange appeared, which were used in commercial transactions. The promissory note has the same effectiveness as a court sentence, handed down during a process. Know everything.
Research carried out by the Central Bank of Brazil indicates that checks have been losing ground to other means of payment and that Brazil is the fifth country in which there has been the greatest decline in the use of checks as a form of payment. Find out more and learn about the history of the check.
In the past, most of the time, marriage was arranged by the couple's parents, turning it into a forced union. It was like an act of acquisition, where the groom “acquired” the bride and the transaction was sealed by a coin. Find out more.