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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Financial Investments - Financial investments (Detail) - BRL (R$) R$ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Cash and cash equivalents and financial investments details1 [abstract] |  |
Financial investments in local currency, fixed-income securities and funds | R$ 2,537,315 | R$ 1,153,040
Financial investments in foreign currency, fixed-income securities and funds | 154,811 | 129,131
Currency and interest rate hedging instruments | 363,329 | 85,753
Total financial investments | 3,055,455 | 1,367,924
Current | 2,853,106 | 1,283,498
Non-current | R$ 202,349 | R$ 84,426

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