Brazil

Primary culture

Brazilian (Iberian)

Capital province

Bahia (756)

Government

Autocracy

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Brazilian ideas

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Traditions:

+1 Attrition for enemies

−25% Envoy travel time

Governorate General

+10% National tax modifier

Research of John of Nassau

+10% Institution spread

Mines of Minas Gerais

+0.10 Yearly inflation reduction

Halting Foreign Incursions

+10% Infantry combat ability

Entradas and Bandeiras

−15% Core-creation cost

Inconfidencia Mineira

−10% Stability cost modifier

Seat of the Empire

+1 Yearly legitimacy

Ambition:

+10% Goods produced modifier

For the region, see Brazil (region).

Brazil is a formable country in South America that is not available at any game start, as Brazil only got independence one year after the end of the game's timeframe in 1822. It has a unique set of national ideas.

Formation[edit | edit source]

Brazil can be formed by any former colonial nation with its capital in the Colonial Brazil region. Additionally, Brazil can be formed by Portugal taking the decision to flee to Brazil.

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Form Brazilian Nation

The colonial masters who wished to enslave us are gone. It is time to form a truly independent country of our own. From this day forth the watchword of Brazil will be 'Independence or Death!'

Potential requirements

is not playing with random New World.
has not enacted a colonial nation formation decision before.
is not an end-game tag.
is not a nomad nation.
Either:
- is a colonial nation.
- is a former colonial nation.
- Capital is in the Colonial Brazil region.
  - is not in a native American technology group.
owns a province in the Colonial Brazil region.

Allow

Brazil does not exist.
Administrative technology is at least 10.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
Capital is in the Colonial Brazil region.
owns at least 10 cities in the Brazil region.

Effects

The country:

changes to Brazil.
gains a permanent claim on every non-owned province of:
- Colonial Brazil region.
gains 25 prestige.
gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 20 years:
- −0.05 Monthly autonomy change
- +1 National unrest

If the country:

is a member of the Holy Roman Empire and not an elector or the emperor
- then all its provinces are removed from the HRE.
is a duchy
- then it becomes a kingdom.
was not a former colonial nation then:
- it loses all subjects in Europe, Asia, and Africa
- it inherits all its colonial nations
- it will not be able to form any colonial nations^[1]
- all its provinces in Europe, Asia, and Africa are ceded to their former nation
if primary culture is in the Iberian culture group:
- change primary culture to Brazilian.
does not have custom ideas
- then it gets the ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’ event.

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Flee to Brazil

Portugal is in ruins! The monarch and the court must make haste across the sea before our enemies descend upon us once more. Though it will be painful to leave Portugal behind, we shall surely create a glorious new Empire in Brazil.

Potential requirements

is not playing with random New World.
has not enacted a colonial nation formation decision before.
has not taken this decision before.
is playing with normal or historical nations.
is Portugal:
- is a monarchy.
- has fewer than 5 provinces in Europe.
- has a colonial subject nation with its capital in the Colonial Brazil region.

Allow

Administrative technology is at least 10.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
has a colonial subject nation
- with its capital in the Colonial Brazil region
- owns at least 20 cities

Effects

The country:

changes to Brazil.
inherits all provinces belonging to owned colonial subject nation in the Brazil colonial region.
gets new missions.
loses 2 stability.
loses 25 prestige.
if in the christian religious group then
- Portugal will be released as a junior partner in a Personal Union under Brazil.
  - It gains cores on all owned provinces in Europe instead of Brazil's cores.
  - It will have with the Autocracy government reform.

If Rio de Janeiro (763) (or, if not owned, a random province in the Brazil colonial region) is part of the HRE, but its owner is not a member then:

the province is removed from the HRE.
the Holy Roman Emperor:
- gets the opinion modifier “Removed provinces from the Empire” towards the owner, worth −50 opinion with a yearly decay of 1.
- loses 1 imperial authority.

Rio de Janeiro (763) (or, if not owned, a random province in the Brazil colonial region) :

becomes the new capital of the owner country.

If the country:

is a member of the Holy Roman Empire and not an elector or the emperor
- then all its provinces are removed from the HRE.
does not have custom ideas
- then it gets the ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’ event.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ the country flag no_colonial_nations prevents the formation of colonial nations, but they can still be acquired by annexing a country which has colonial nations

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