system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Norway gave $1bn to Brasil for essentially nothing. How is this any different if Brasil suddenly decided to print $1bn of money?

How come this money from Norway is good money, but if Brasil printed it by themselves it would cause inflation?
gpt
Say there are X reais in the world. Most of the reais are held by Brazilians, Brazilian companies, and the Brazilian government, but there are many other governments, foreign corporations, and individuals that hold reais. In this case, Norway is giving Brazil some of their reais and therefore X is not increasing. If Brazil printed reais, then X would increase, causing inflation.