Brazil

Primary culture

Brazilian (Iberian)

Capital province

Bahia (756)

Government

Despotic Monarchy

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Brazilian ideas

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. It has a unique set of national ideas.

Formation[edit]

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.

id

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

The game is not using a random New World.
The country:

is not a nomad nation.
was never an end-game tag.
is a colonial nation or former colonial nation.
owns a province in Colonial Brazil (colonial region).
has not formed one of these countries before.

If this country is AI-controlled, it must own at least 3 provinces.

Allow

The country:

is a former colonial nation.
has an administrative technology of at least level 10.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
has its capital in the Colonial Brazil, and it is a core.

Brazil does not exist.

Effects

The country:

changes to Brazil.
gains a permanent claim on every non-owned province of Colonial Brazil.
gains 25 prestige.
gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 20 years with the following effects:
- −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.
does not have custom ideas
- then it gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

id

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

The country:

is Portugal.
is a monarchy.
is not a former colonial nation.
has not taken this decision before.
was never an end-game tag.
has a colonial nation subject in the Brazil region.
Has fewer than 5 provinces in Europe.
Random new world is off.

Allow

The country:

has an administrative technology of at least 10.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
a colonial subject with a capital in the Brazil colonial region has at least 20 owned provinces.

Effects

The country:

changes to Brazil.
inherits all owned provinces in the Brazil colonial region.
the capital will move to Rio de Janeiro if owned, or else to a random province in the Brazil colonial region.
Portugal will be released as a junior partner in a Personal Union under Brazil.
loses 2 stability.
loses 25 prestige.

If the country

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