This is a 500 Cruzados banknote from the Banco Central do Brasil, issued during the late 1980s.
The person featured on the front is Heitor Villa-Lobos, a renowned Brazilian composer.
The note was part of Brazil's currency system during a period of hyperinflation and subsequent currency changes in the country's history.
The text "QUINHENTOS CRUZADOS" translates to "Five Hundred Cruzados".
The back of the note features an image of a batuta (conductor's baton) and musical staves.
