Who picks which civs make it into the game?

[isau]

I think you guys are making too many assumptions that the primary reason people are buying the game is because their home country is represented. That is possible. But unlikely.

I think you should take a look at how Facebook algorithms, Google and so on aggregate data. "Brazil" is a word that is going to appear over and over and create a lot of search engine hits. Haven't you noticed all the products that, come Olympics time, suddenly start trying to tie themselves to the games? That isn't accidental. Brazil's inclusion is very deliberate. As is the timing of it.