Brazil

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Overview
Brazil is the biggest and most populous country in South America, and is portrayed as a nuclear superpower in-game. To unlock it, you have to conquer the entire South America continent playing as USA. In addition, Brazil unlocks the Infiltrators superweapon. Relevant cities are São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

The Brazilian Game
Brazil starts off as an isolated superpower in South America. It's weak arsenal and limited technology can be easily solved through impressive growth. But with only weak footholds in distant lands and with a shining superpower to the north, can the all-mighty Brazil survive the reality of our time?

Need help playing as Brazil? Check out Brazil Strategies for tactics and strategies on how to win as Brazil.

Trivia

 * In real life, Brazil never had any nuclear weapons. However, it could theoretically develop them. Some speculate they might have done it already because of Brazil's policy of non-transparency.
 * Brazil is a uranium producing country, and has some nuclear technology built, the |Angra Angra Nuclear Power Plant.
 * Brazilian presidents have spoken of possibly developing nuclear weapons for national defense.
 * Brazil backed Iran's right to purify uranium in the debate over the Iranian Nuclear Program.
 * During the military dicatatorship in the 80's, Brazil has hosted a secret nuclear program. After being established, it was held under tight military control causing many controversies.
 * In the 70's, Brazil and Argentina started a short nuclear competition. In 1991, however, both countries signed a treaty of peace, renounced their nuclear weapons research and created the Brazillian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials.