Brazilians

## Music theme

> "*Get 1 additional Immigrant and Religion options. 1 extra Royal Guard. African Slaves can be bought in bulk. Receive a free Agricultural Wagon with each Age up. Royal Guards: Pardo Henrique, Encourado Conscript and Guarda de Honra Escolta. Immigrants: Confederates, Germans, Italians and Japanese.*"
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## Overview

The **Brazilians** are a Latin American civilization in *Wars of Liberty*. They are an economic powerhouse that excels at gathering resources from Mills and Plantations.
Being the last American nation to abolish slavery, they exploit their gatherers to their limits. On the other hand, their army is disorganized and poorly equipped.
## Features

* Can buy Villagers in batches.
* Gets a free agricultural wagon with each Age up which can transform into a Mill or a Plantation.
* Access to three religions instead of the usual two.
* Access to four Immigrants instead of the usual three.
* Starts with a Jesuit Priest.
* Access to Royal Guard upgrade for the following units: Pardo (Henrique), Conscript (Encourado), and Escolta (Guarda de Honra).

## Units

### Shared Latin American Units

* Pardo: Early Latin American halberdier, good against cavalry and buildings.
* Conscript: Heavy ranged infantry. Good against cavalry in melee.
* Machetero: Fast-moving hand infantry with area damage. Good against infantry.
* Lancer: Hand cavalry wielding a lance for killing infantry.
* Jinete: Ranged Latin American cavalry. Good against cavalry.
* Escolta: Heavy melee cavalry. Good against heavy infantry in melee.
* Artisanal Cannon: Cheap artillery that can be repositioned quickly. Good against infantry.
* Volante: Quick-moving cannon with high rate of fire. Good against other artillery.
* Pedrero: Latin American mortar. Good against buildings.
* Exploding Cart: Siege wagon that dies when it attacks buildings but does lots of damage.

### Unique Units

* Sertanista: Weaker Explorer individually but can be increased in numbers through the Home City.
* Jesuit Priest: Healer that can collect treasures, build Trading Posts, Town Centers, Temples, and can train Native Warriors you are allied with. Carries a gun to ward off enemies.
* African Slave: Unique Brazilian Villager that practices Capoeira allowing them to deal critical hand attack damage. Has a small initial build limit than can be increased through buying them in batches through the Slave Trade improvement or through abolition technologies at the Town Hall.
* Voluntario da Patria: Weak early skirmisher that is trained quickly and moves fast. Deals bonus damage against heavy infantry and light cavalry.
* Cassador Montado: Mounted skirmisher, good for hit and run tactics. Deals bonus damage against Heavy Infantry and Manoeuvre Units.
* Zuavo Baiano: Tough Assault Ranged Infantry from Bahia. Good against Infantry at range.
* Lanceiro Negro: Tough Assault Hand Cavalry Mercenary from Southern Brazil. Good against Infantry.
* Guarda Negra: Brazilian ultimate unit trained from the Engenho. Fast Scout-Shock Hand Infantry unit. Good against skirmishers and artillery.

### Unique Buildings

* Engenho: Ultimate building. Slow, infinite source of Food, Wood, Coin, Faith, or Experience. Can train and upgrade the Brazilian ultimate unit, Guarda Negra. Limited to 20 gatherers.

### Immigrants

* Confederate Immigrants
* German Immigrants
* Italian Immigrants
* Japanese Immigrants

## Trivia

* The Brazilian Hero picture is the painting of the Bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho (1641 - 1701), one of the most effective and fiercest explorers of Colonial Brazil. He was responsible for the repression of several indigenous nations in Bahia and especially Piauí, which he is reputed to have been the first colonist to explore. His greater fame, however, is due to his conquest of the Quilombo dos Palmares, one of the biggest quilombos of colonial Brazil.
* Brazil is home to the largest Japanese population outside Japan. However, while the Brazilian Civilization in Wars of Liberty is based on the Brazilian Empire (1822 - 1889), the first Japanese immigrants in Brazil only arrived in 1908;
* Brazil was the very first civilization created for the mod, and the reason for the mod's existence in the first place. It was created as an add-on mod for Napoleonic Era.

## History

Brazil was discovered in April 22, 1500 by the Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral. Although long inhabited by prehistoric tribes and settlements, this new territory went through dramatic cultural changes over the course of history. Initially a small land secured by the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Portuguese colony expanded to occupy a great portion of South America, assimilating a great deal of Native American culture in the process. However, such assimilation brought war, death and disease to the Natives, who fled to the interior parts of Brazils to escape the colonial elements. So, the European settlers imported slaves from Africa. It is largely due to this mass introduction of African men and women that Brazil boasts a culture and heritage based very much on those found in Africa.

During the Napoleonic Wars, facing a French-Spanish invasion, the Portuguese crown left Europe and settled in Brazil, turning the city of Rio de Janeiro into the new capital of the Portuguese Empire and elevating the colony of Brazil to the status of United Kingdom. Under King Dom João XVI, Brazil went through a series of reforms and changes. As the war in Europe ended and the king returned to Europe, he left the Prince Pedro I, his son, as the Regent of Brazil. In 1822, Pedro I declared the independence of Brazil from Portugal as an unified empire under his rule. However, not long after, Pedro I returned to Europe leaving the country into the hands of his son, Pedro II, a five year old boy.

As the young prince wasn't able to succeed the throne, the young country was supposed to be ruled by regents until 1844. However, the political instability of the 1830s created a desperate need for a strong authority figure throughout the nation that was on the verge of collapse due a series of internal rebellions and revolutions. In July 23, 1840, the young Pedro II reached the throne at the age of sixteen. Over time, the young empire unified the Empire and proved to have matured physically and mentally, outsmarting any attempts of manipulating him. Pedro II led the country during the dark times of the War of the Triple Alliance, defeating the Paraguayan and turned Brazil into an emerging power and one of the most powerful nations in South America.

## Gallery

The Brazilian Home City.Brazil's ultimate building, the Engenho
## Changelog

* 1.0.13c

-They no longer have access to the Colonial Militia card.
-An important rework has happened to the Brazilian Slave System:
1. -You can no longer Whip the Slaves indefinitely, but only 5 times.
2. -The cost and effects are these:
	1. -20 Wood
	2. -5/5/6/7/7% Hit points and Damage for the African Slaves
	3. -+1% gathering rate.
3. -You can no longer Slave Trade indefinitely, but only 6 times.
4. -The cost and effects changes each time:
	1. -It starts costing 400 Coin, bringing you 5 African Slaves and +5 Train limit for African Slaves.
	2. -Every time you research it it costs +100 Coin, brings +1 African Slave and improves the Train limit of +1 Slaves.
5. -The Abolition technologies have also changes their effects and price:
	1. -Aberdeen Act [II]: 100 Food. Improve the Train limit of African Slaves by 29 (The starting limit is 25, so you’d get a Train limit of 54 after this. After researching all Slave trade technologies, though, you’d get a Train limit of 99)
	2. -Law of Euzebio de Queiroz [II]: 200 Food. 4 African Slaves, but you can no longer use the Slave Trade technology.
	3. -Law of the Free Womb [II]: 200 Food. 2 African Slaves. Your Slaves now cost 90 Food.
	4. -Law of Sexagenaries [III] 300 Food. Your Slaves get 25% extra Hitpoints and Damage, but you can no longer Whip the slaves.
	5. -The Golden Law [III] 400 Food. Slaves are free! You can now train up to 99 African Villagers and their cost is reduced to 80 Food.

* 1.0.13d

-Abolition techs now correctly reduce the cost of African Slaves.
## Portals

* Civilizations
* Minor Allies
* Religions