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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Financial Investments - Cash and cash equivalents (Detail) - BRL (R$) R$ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Cash and cash equivalents and financial investments details [abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and bank deposits In local currency | R$ 182,237 | R$ 117,231 |  |
In foreign currency | 102,755 | 88,251 |  |
Fixed-income securities | 1,780,939 | 3,722,308 |  |
Fixed-income securities | 49,448 | 11,161 |  |
Total cash and cash equivalents | R$ 2,115,379 | R$ 3,938,951 | R$ 5,002,004 | R$ 4,274,158

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