Empire of Brazil (1857)

The Empire of Brazil was a nation born on September 7, 1822, after the prince regent Dom Pedro of Portugal declared the separation between Brazil and Portugal, being named "Dom Pedro I", the constitutional Emperor and perpetual defender of Brazil. It was built on the ideals of José Bonifácio, patriarch of independence and personal friend of Dom Pedro I, who, like the Emperor, wished to eradicate what he called "The cancer of Brazil", the slavery. Historically, the Empire ended on November 15, 1889 with the republican coup d'état that forcibly deposed Emperor Dom Pedro II.

## Geography

The Brazilian territory is crossed by the Equator Line, which passes through the mouth of the Amazon, and the Tropic of Capricorn, which cuts through the province of São Paulo. The country occupies a vast area along the east coast of South America and includes much of the interior of the continent, sharing land borders with Uruguay to the south, Argentina and Paraguay to the southwest; Bolivia and Peru to the west; Colombia to the northwest and Venezuela, and colonies such as English Suriname, Dutch Guiana and French Guiana to the north. The country shares a common border with all South American countries, except Ecuador and Chile (not counting native groups). Its size, relief, climate and natural resources make Brazil a geographically diverse country. The country is divided into 5 regions: north, northeast, central west, southeast and south. The northern region has the Amazon biome and is where the Amazon rainforest is located, it is also the region that contains the largest species biodiversity in the world. The climate is humid and hot with torrential rains being routine. The central west region concentrates the biomes of the "cerrado", which consists of lowland plains and is popularly referred to as the Brazilian savannah. The region also comprises a vast region of swamps, the swampland which also carries some characteristics of the cerrado. The northeast region has a semi-arid climate and low vegetation, the "setão" or "Caatinga" and suffers from long droughts and lack of rain. The local population suffers from poverty as the increasingly dry land is not planted, but the region is one of the richest culturally concentrating various customs and accents. The southeastern region is the richest, industrialized and urbanized region in Brazil, its most urbanized population granting this province the highest socioeconomic indexes. The region has a tropcal climate and is formed by plains and bands of tropical forest called the "Atlantic forest". The southern region was the least populous until the great immigration of Europeans, mainly Germans and Portuguese. The region has a cold subtropical climate, which differs from other regions that have a hot tropical climate. The region is called "Pampas" due to its small plains and hills.

History

### discovery and colonization 1498-1822

Brazil was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Duarte Pacheco Pereira in December 1498, but the Portuguese would claim it only on April 22, 1500 and colonization would begin in 1530 with the arrival of the first African slaves.

### Independence and first reign 1822-1831

The idea of ​​independent Brazil was to emerge around 1808 with the arrival of the Portuguese royal family who settled in Brazil during the Napoleonic wars. In 1821 Portugal entered a revolution and King Dom João VI was forced to return to Europe, he left his son Dom Pedro who declared independence from Brazil on September 7, 1822. Pedro was crowned emperor on December 1, 1822 and gave the country's first constitution in 1824. Pedro I's government violated several revolts such as the cisplatin war (1825-1828), a province that separated from Brazil and became Uruguay. Pedro I abdicated the throne on April 7, 1831 and left the country to fight in the Portuguese civil war.

### Regencial period 1831-1840

With the abdication of Pedro I the crown would pass to his son Pedro II, who was 5 years old at the time, so a council of regency was convened to rule until the heir's majority.The regency period was marked by political instability and secession wars such as the war of the rags (1835-1845). It was evident that national unity was threatened and would not survive until Dom Pedro II reached the age of majority, so on July 23, 1840 parliament unanimously decided to declare Dom Pedro II fit to rule.

### Second reign 1840-1889

Pedro II's government stabilized the country politically and economically around 1850 which brought Brazil's golden age, but the end of the transatlantic slave trade, recent mechanization and debates about abolitionism can both guide the country towards a major modernization such as weakening the government, leaving it in the hands of the elites.

### Historical future

Historically, Brazil would become involved in the conflicts of the Paraguayan war, which would modernize its armed forces, which after the conflict would have become more recent with their forgetfulness. On May 13, 1888, Princess Isabel would sign the golden law, which would perpetually extinguish slavery in Brazil, but the elites who supported slavery would ally themselves with a minority of positivist soldiers who would overthrow the monarchy on November 15, 1889. The Republicans established the "Republic of the United States of Brazil", a dictatorial regime controlled by the military leadership and the elites, this regime brought the end of Brazil's golden age, bringing political and economic instability to the country.

## Goverment

The Empire of Brazil is a unitary constitutional monarchy, being formed by four powers: Judiciary, executive, legislative and the moderating power represented by the monarch himself. Brazil for its time was a democratic country where the emperor's powers are limited by the constitution that respects individual and economic freedoms. This made Brazil the most stable country in South America.

## Foreign Relations

Brazil has always been a peaceful country that has had no enemies for most of its history. Brazil has a certain egemony and influences in South American countries such as Uruguay and Argentina, but it is being threatened by the growing militarization of Paraguay, which is an isolated country with very bad relations with Brazil and Argentina, claiming territories from both countries. This growing tension in the region of the River Plate threatens to end the peace of this region.

## Economy, Indutry and Technology

Brazil is a country that has been experiencing great changes since the beginning of the 19th century, the country is now experiencing a moment of strong industrialization and modernization. Brazil is rich in natural resources and raw materials for the industry, producing: Aluminum, rubber, tungsten, steel, chromium, coal, wood, raw iron and cotton.

### Industrialization

Brazil fully embraced the Industrial Revolution, with factories spread throughout the area of ​​são paulo, minas gerais, rio de janeiro, bahia and pernambuco. However, the interior is lacking in infrastructure and has a firm culture in agriculture, industrializing and modernizing the interior of the country is essential to match Brazil with the great world powers. In 1857, Brazil has 3 military factories, 2 docks and 9 civilian factories. Totaling 14 factories.

## Military Power

Brazil has a greater focus on its naval forces, leaving land forces in the background, the country must manage its resources to modernize its forces to compete with the great world powers

### Land (1857)

* 3 Infantary divisions
* 4 Cavalary division

### Navy (1857)

* Amazonas Reserve Fleet - 10x (corvettes)
* Rio de Janeiro Fleet - 16x (corvettes)
* Salvador Fleet - 16x (corvettes)
* Santos Fleet - 16x (corvettes)

## Culture

The country's official culture is Brazilian, a sub-culture of Latin American culture. The national religion is the Roman Apostolic Catholic homestead by Portuguese influence.

## In game

### General Situation

Within the game, Brazil starts in a good position in the game, being a secondary power and placed in the twenty-second place. Brazil is a burning power and has a certain regional power and egemony. However, very quickly, Brazil will suffer with Paraguay war and the panic of 1857, with issues that increased tensions over slavery in the Empire.

### Military

Laws

The Empire of Brazil has a parliamentary monarchy, with a limited constitution and rich suffrage, with a major problem of slavery. Schools are privileged, and it has Roman Catholicism as a state religion, although other religions are permitted. It starts with Border Control, growth of Stagnant Population, a Civil Economy, limited exports, with Standard Taxes and 2% of the Budget spent on the Armed Forces.

### Major Events

At the beginning of the game, the Empire of Brazil has a great event:

### The war of paraguay

The Paraguayan War, also known as the Triple Alliance War, was a South American war waged between Paraguay and Argentina's Triple Alliance, the Brazilian Empire and Uruguay. It was the deadliest and bloodiest interstate war in Latin American history. It devastated countries and brought catastrophic consequences.

### Focus Tree

The Empire of Brazil has a focus tree aimed at fighting or encouraging slavery. When the Paraguayan War begins, new focus are unlocked for the war. The political part of the focus tree gives the player the option of making the Empire a liberal monarchy, with a strong constitution, progressive or conservative, concentrating its powers on the figure of the emperor. The tree also provides focus on economy, development, science and immigration for Europeans.