Portugal is uncharacteristically weak

[Gnasty Gnome]

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[Gwudins]

I would risk stupidly.... maybe a tweak in a future dlc will change it

[lefty1117]

it is yet many years until cristiano ronaldo is born ... they are nowhere near their peak

[Prisoner 76561197992841073]

Originally posted by lefty1117:

it is yet many years until cristiano ronaldo is born ... they are nowhere near their peak

exactly

[Gnasty Gnome]

It just makes no sense

[Mori]

I'm afraid I have to disagree, Portugal during this time period is at the lowest it's been in centuries. It has come out of the Napoleonic wars, only to lose its most prized colony in Brasil and then be bogged down by a civil war that ended two years prior to the game's start. It had no industry, it's population had decreased from the decades of war and it was economically dependent on Britain. In all honesty, Portugal only truly recovered from this slump in the 20th century, so I find that it's fitting

[Imperatore]

Agreed, it will be on your skill to rehabilitate Portugal and the former empire. I am doing well with Portugal, and the year is but 1890 on ironman. Have a good day

[Gnasty Gnome]

Originally posted by Lazarus:

Agreed, it will be on your skill to rehabilitate Portugal and the former empire. I am doing well with Portugal, and the year is but 1890 on ironman. Have a good day

What you do?

[Gnasty Gnome]

Originally posted by Weeb:

I'm afraid I have to disagree, Portugal during this time period is at the lowest it's been in centuries. It has come out of the Napoleonic wars, only to lose its most prized colony in Brasil and then be bogged down by a civil war that ended two years prior to the game's start. It had no industry, it's population had decreased from the decades of war and it was economically dependent on Britain. In all honesty, Portugal only truly recovered from this slump in the 20th century, so I find that it's fitting

Who the ♥♥♥♥ decided on 20 percent interest rate. What country can survive with interest rate like this.

[Midas]

Portugal has many colonies, so it has much space to colonize and expand, like before it whas at the brink of extinctuin only hold together by the historial friendship with britain for centuries

[DerRitter]

They are a weak country during this period...

[Peps]

Originally posted by Gnasty Gnome:

Originally posted by Weeb:

I'm afraid I have to disagree, Portugal during this time period is at the lowest it's been in centuries. It has come out of the Napoleonic wars, only to lose its most prized colony in Brasil and then be bogged down by a civil war that ended two years prior to the game's start. It had no industry, it's population had decreased from the decades of war and it was economically dependent on Britain. In all honesty, Portugal only truly recovered from this slump in the 20th century, so I find that it's fitting

Who the ♥♥♥♥ decided on 20 percent interest rate. What country can survive with interest rate like this.

agree completely. they need massive buffs, specially mainland.

also that national idea - claim to reclaim the United Kingdom of Portugal Brazil and Algarves

[Gnasty Gnome]

DO NOT TRUST THE BRITISH, THEY FORCED ME TO GIVE THEM PORTO AS A TRADE PORT!

[Rubyko]

Originally posted by Weeb:

I'm afraid I have to disagree, Portugal during this time period is at the lowest it's been in centuries. It has come out of the Napoleonic wars, only to lose its most prized colony in Brasil and then be bogged down by a civil war that ended two years prior to the game's start. It had no industry, it's population had decreased from the decades of war and it was economically dependent on Britain. In all honesty, Portugal only truly recovered from this slump in the 20th century, so I find that it's fitting

This guy's correct as far as precedents go. I'd only like to add that the Napoleonic Wars involved 3 separate attempts at an occupation of the country, the dependence on the British entailed heavily one sided market policies, and the country's literacy rates were low and remained incredibly below European standard until the late 20th century. The country is meant to be in an awful state.

[Inquerion]

Portuguese Empire was slowly falling apart during this time period, just as Spain.

No real industry. All wealth gained between 1500s-1700s wasted (It always amazes me how Spain and Portugal lost all their power and money. Spain had a chance for beating even GB as Great Power number 1).

Corruption and civil conflict were widespread. They also already lost rich Brazilian colony few years before the start of the game.

Journal Entries that will give you claims on Brazil (or puppet CB) should be added though. But to get them, you would have to reform your country. Something similar to Ottoman Tanzimat Journal Entries that are already in the game could work. Wait for mods.

[AlienWired]

Portu-who???

Never heard of 'em....