Advance
Encourage the Bandeirantes
The Bandeirantes (armed expeditionary bands ranging out of São Paulo and São Vicente starting in the late sixteenth century) penetrate the unmapped Brazilian interior in search of indigenous captives, escaped slaves, and rumored mines. Domingos Jorge Velho, Antônio Raposo Tavares, and Fernão Dias Pais Leme all push the Tordesillas line steadily westward through campaigns lasting years, mapping the Mato Grosso and Goiás highlands as they go. This continental-scale colonization extends Portuguese sovereignty far beyond the original treaty line and establishes Brazil's modern continental footprint.
Confessional CourtAdvancerequires
Potential
At least one of
- Culture: Portuguese
- CultureUnified Culture Group contains Portuguese
Exact conditions
Advance tree
Requires 2
Cultures
- PortuguesePotential
Advances
- Confessional CourtReformationRequires
Belongs to 1
ReformationAge
Required by 1
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