A number of different units of measurement were used in Brazil to measure quantities including length, area, volume, and mass as those units were derived from Portugal and had significant local variances.
This system was not, however, widely adopted and was soon abandoned, with the Portuguese customary units continuing to be used.
[citation needed] In 1862 the metric system finally became compulsory in Brazil,[1][2] and consolidated in 1972.
[7] Different units were used to measure area in Brazil, often with significant local variations.
A number of different units with notable local variations were used in Brazil.