Braça. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old Portuguese

Braça. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

braça to kilometer (km)
braça to meter (m)
braça to centimeter (cm)
braça to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

braça to mile (mi)
braça to yard (yd)
braça to foot (ft)
braça to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

braça to iteru (river measure)
braça to knet (rod of cord)
braça to nbiw (pole)
braça to meh niswt (royal cubit)
braça to meh nedjes (short cubit)
braça to remen
braça to djeser, bu
braça to pedj-aa (large span)
braça to pedj-sheser (small span)
braça to amem (fist)
braça to deret (hand)
braça to shesep (palm)
braça to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

braça to schoinos (σχοινός)
braça to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
braça to dolichos (δόλιχος)
braça to milion (μίλιον)
braça to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
braça to diaulos (δίαυλος)
braça to στάδιον, stadion
braça to stadium olympic
braça to stadium attic
braça to stadium ptolemey
braça to plethron (πλέθρον)
braça to hamma (ἅμμα)
braça to dekapous (δεκάπους)
braça to akaina (ἄκαινα)
braça to kalamos (κάλαμος)
braça to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
braça to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
braça to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
braça to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
braça to pygōn (πυγών)
braça to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
braça to pous (πούς, foot)
braça to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
braça to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
braça to lichas (λιχάς)
braça to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
braça to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
braça to dōron (δῶρον)
braça to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
braça to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
braça to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

braça to schœnus (rush rope)
braça to leuga (league)
braça to mille passus (mile)
braça to stadium (stade, furlong)
braça to actus
braça to decempeda
braça to pertica (perch)
braça to passus (pace)
braça to pes sestertius
braça to gradus (step)
braça to cubitus (cubit)
braça to palmipes
braça to pes (foot)
braça to palmus major (palm length)
braça to palmus (palm width)
braça to uncia (inch)
braça to pollex (thumb)
braça to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

braça to cubit
braça to span
braça to handbreadth
braça to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

braça to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
braça to legua marina (nautical)
braça to legua
braça to milla marina (nautical)
braça to milla
braça to cuerda of Valencia
braça to cuerda
braça to estadal
braça to braza
braça to paso
braça to vara
braça to codo de ribera
braça to codo
braça to pie
braça to palmo
braça to coto
braça to pulgada
braça to linea
braça to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

braça to toesa
braça to passo geométrico
braça to vara
braça to côvado
braça to pé
braça to palmo de craveira
braça to polegada
braça to linha
braça to ponto

Units: / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

braça to lieue commune
braça to lieue marine
braça to lieue de post
braça to lieue metrique
braça to arpent
braça to perche
braça to toise
braça to pied [foot]
braça to pouce [inch]
braça to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

braça to mile
braça to verst
braça to mezhevaya verst
braça to kosaya sazhen
braça to sazhen
braça to makhovaya sazhen
braça to arshin
braça to ell
braça to foot
braça to pyad
braça to vershok
braça to inch
braça to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

braça to meile
braça to ruthe
braça to elle
braça to fuss
braça to zoll
braça to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

braça to meile
braça to ruthe
braça to klafner
braça to fuss
braça to zoll
braça to linie
braça to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

braça to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
braça to mil (mile)
braça to fjärdingsväg
braça to rev before 1855
braça to rev after 1855
braça to stång
braça to famn (fanthom)
braça to aln (forealrm)
braça to fot (foot)
braça to kvarter
braça to tvärhand (hand)
braça to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
braça to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
braça to linje (line) before 1855
braça to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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