The Simpsons predicted the 200 reais bill in 2014.
The launch of the R$200 bill in Brazil was predicted by the animated series The Simpsons. In episode 16 of the 25th season of the show, in 2014, a suitcase full of R$200 bills is offered to Homer as a bribe, even though the character was a referee at the World Cup in Brazil.
247 - The animated series The Simpsons has made another accurate prediction: the 200 reais bill in Brazil. In the episode, Homer is a corrupt soccer referee who accepts a bribe in 200 reais bills inside a briefcase.
The report from Correio Braziliense It highlights that “in that same episode, the screenwriters also predicted Brazil's defeat to Germany, after the team's main striker suffered injuries. The new banknote should enter circulation from the end of August. The estimate is that 450 million of the new banknotes will be printed in 2020, equivalent to R$ 90 billion. It is the first time in 18 years that the real has received a new banknote.”
The article notes that “in 1995, The Simpsons showed Lisa traveling to 2010 with the help of a psychic. The episode depicted the character talking to Marge through a combination of telephone and television, as well as a boy wearing a watch similar to a smartwatch. It took a few years, but the technologies shown in the episode are a reality today.”