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Dude... I don't know what the hell you just said. :lol:

And yeah, let's compare the mighty Roman Empire to the Venetian "Empire". Yeah, no different. :thumbsup:

And when did I mention Carthage? But Rome is not in the game because of its origin as a city-state, but for what it became afterwards. So I don't see the point of mentioning Rome there. Sure, Venice might have had a few territories here and there, important art a powerful trade network, but...

I think you don't know the meaning of "city-state" if you call Rome (at the height of the Roman Empire) a city-state.

Yes, not just another Italian city-state... but a city-state nonetheless. Arguably, with this logic, you would probably have more arguments to include Athens or Sparta (as cool as that would be) as civilizations. Everything you mentioned, in terms of it being unique, could be said for many parts...

Indeed. Garota de Ipanema is known to be the second most recorded song after Yesterday, from the Beatles. Another option for Great Person would be Oscar Niemeyer as a Great Engineer (he was an architect, but anyway).

I think the whole Venice idea is pretty silly. To call it a "civilization" is way too far. Knowing the details so far, I would bet on Romania. Playing as Vlad, the Impaler, would be too cool. Oh, and Sioux will probably be the other one.

She does look a bit crazy.

The moment I saw the pic and read the description, I knew it was Portugal. But it's great to see all the research done here. All in all, I would love to play with a mad queen. :D

I didn't think Pracinhas could be included, but I'm pretty happy with the choice! They were an ordinary infantry, but with very little training, they impressed the American troops with their bravery and really helped them in the liberation of Italy from the Nazis. My grandfather almost became...

Yes, cangaceiros are a pretty stupid idea. It should be Bandeirantes. Or they might not use a UU at all.

There is no such thing as a "historically accurate choice", since it's not taking Imperial Brazil as an example (only if it's in a scenario), but its whole history. And being more well-known is actually a negative aspect, because it reinforces the stereotype that it IS indeed the current capital.

I'm well aware Rio was the capital, but putting it in the game as the capital would only confuse people. I'm pretty sure they will choose Brasilia because of that.

As for the capital, I'm pretty sure Brasilia will be it. Aren't Brazilians always complaining that people think Rio is the capital? So, do you want to confuse people even more? And I'm pretty sure that, if Rio is the capital, some stupid people will e-mail Firaxis saying: "WTF, you don't even...

Hell yeah!! I knew Brazil would be included in the next expansion, I said it here last year. It was about time. Now, I quickly read all the discussion and stuff... and to keep it short, Pedro II was a great Emperor, spoke several languages, had a good relationship with all the world leaders at...

I allied myself to a Religious city-state (+4 faith) and soon enough I could found my religion.

Ha, you should check the price of games in Brazil. Then you'll see what's like to be ripped off.

You see, that's the problem. You are really unaware of it. I wrote a post sometime, somewhere, explaining about this. For most of history, Europe was filled with a bunch of backward barbarians, while other regions of the world flourished. It became important for quite a short time, really, just...

Perhaps because most of the world isn't European? Although I agree I'd rather play with Austria or Sweden than Polynesia.

Since they like to put so many female leaders, maybe Argentina's leader could be Evita. I think it would be cool.