> Alves Reis had amassed more than 600,000 escudos (worth roughly $500,000 adjusted for US dollars in 2022). … Alves Reis bought a brand new Nash automobile, moved into a lavish 12-room apartment, and hired a staff of house servants

I don't doubt this "adjustment for US dollars in 2022" was done according to best practices and inflation charts.

Doesn't make it any less ridiculous when juxtaposed with the actual purchase power like this.