Editing Brazil

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'''Brazil''', the '''Federative Republic of Brazil''' in full, is the largest and most populous country of [[South America]]. It is located along the continent's east coast and borders [[Venezuela]], [[Peru]], [[Argentina]], and [[Uruguay]].

The country is divided in states, of which [[Mato Grosso (state)|Mato Grosso]] is one. Another is São Paulo, home to the city [[São Paulo]], which is Brazil's largest city and also one of the largest in the world.
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==Transformers in Brazil==
[[File:Transformers-Estrela-Promo.jpg|thumb|left|210px|How can someone ''ever'' know that a toy is cool if it doesn't even have "CRASH! BUM! GRRR!! ZUAZ!! VRRR!!" written all over the promo art?]]
Transformers has had a surprisingly complex history in Brazil, with the country being introduced to the characters through [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the U.S. comics]] near the end of 1985 - first published by [[Rio Gráfica Editora]] and later Editora Globo <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vECclkvpC0 A video discussing the original Brazilian Transformers comics]</ref> - and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]] eventually airing in 1986. National toy company [[Estrela]], however; had obtained the Transformers license some months earlier and released a unique toyline before any characters or factions were introduced, with molds being named after their vehicle modes instead (e.g.; [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Estrela|Bumblebee]] as ''Volks'', [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Estrela|Brawn]] as ''Jipe'', etc). This toyline only featured the [[Mini-Vehicle|Mini-Vehicles]] and [[Jumpstarter|Jumpstarters]] in terms of molds derived from the Hasbro toyline - with most having all-new color schemes - and was supplemented by the more gimmicky auto-transforming [[Bat-Robô]] and [[Eletrix]] toys imported from other Japanese toylines <ref>Estrela's 1985 toy catalogue [https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fa226_91afc70ddb5d4dd28bdc107003e8fd5c~mv2.jpg (Page 17)] [https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fa226_7b9687e1135f4aef9718b7e0dfdf105f~mv2.jpg (Page 18)] [https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fa226_848bca9c94714408978e905dde44e82f~mv2.jpg (Page 19)] (Notably, the Bat-Robôs are absent, suggesting that they might have been released slightly later)</ref>. They also licensed out the Transformers toyline to [[Argentina]]'s [[Antex]], which in turn created ''even more'' newly-colored Mini-Vehicles and Jumpstarters.

By the end of 1985, the comic book had introduced proper Transformers factions and characters to Brazil, and with it; the renaming of the Autobots and Decepticons into "Optimus" and "Malignus". Accordingly, Estrela released a new wave of Mini-Vehicle retools in 1986 under the faction names of [[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] and [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]], yet again with entirely new color schemes, but now bearing completely different insignia from that used by the Autobots and Decepticons. <ref>[https://www.transformersdioramas.com.br/post/back-to-the-80-s-os-transformers-brasileiros-exclusivos-da-estrela "Estrela's Exclusive Brazilian Transformers"], from Brazilian website Transformers Dioramas</ref> Add to this how the cartoon would release in the same year with the factions now returning to their original names, and the result is that the Optimus and Malignus of the Brazilian toyline are often considered separate all-new factions by fans, an interpretation that was eventually adopted by later official Transformers media!

Throughout the 90s and 2000s, Estrela transitioned from being a manufacturer to a distributor of Transformers toys in the country, with their relationship with Hasbro ending in 2007 as they moved towards their own distribution chains in South America instead (and also ensuing a decade-long lawsuit regarding royalties lasting up until its settlement in 2021) <ref>[https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2022/02/14/em-nova-decisao-de-disputa-com-hasbro-tj-sp-manda-estrela-destruir-apenas-super-massa-brasileira-segue-com-banco-imobiliario.ghtml An article from the Brazilian Globo news service on the settlement of the Hasbro v Estrela lawsuit]</ref>. Much more about all of this can be read on [[Estrela|the wiki's dedicated page on Estrela]], but in short; the quirks of their unique toyline have become a major intrinsic part of the legacy of the Transformers franchise in Brazil.

A single extra, non-Estrela Transformers figure that's exclusive to the country exists, with the 2007 [[Grendene Transformers watch]] being a funky little working adaptation of [[Real Gear Robot|Real Gear Robots]] [[Meantime (Movie)#Toys|Meantime]] and [[Midnighter XR-4#Toys|Midnighter XR-4]]. [[Multibrink]], another Brazilian company, also received the license to produce some Transformers merchandise to tie into the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]].

As of 2024, there is one factory in Brazil - Copag da Amazonia S.A., in the State of Amazonas - which serves as a Hasbro manufacturer <ref>[https://csr.hasbro.com/en-us/news/policy?id=hasbro_third_party_list Hasbro Third-Party Factory List 2024] on hasbro.com.</ref>. Unfortunately, though; it does not seem that they produce colorful Mini-Vehicles.

===Fandom===
Given the country's sheer size and the popularity of the franchise during the 1980s, it might not be much of a surprise that Brazil has one of the most active Transformers fan scenes in Latin America. Much of it sprung from the internet during the turn of the millennium with Yahoo Groups' ''Planeta Cybertron'' ("Planet Cybertron") and the ''Aliança Transformers Brasil'' ("Brazilian Transformers Alliance") website and forum, with the community of these pages eventually uniting into the primarily Facebook-based ''Nova Cybertron'' ("New Cybertron") group during the 2010s. <ref>https://www.novacybertron.com/in%C3%ADcio</ref>

Starting as small informal meet-ups between the members of the aforementioned communities, the ''Encontrebas'' eventually grew in scale into becoming the country's de facto [[Unofficial conventions|unofficial Transformers convention]]. Sometimes done in partnership with toy stores, these events have occasionally involved exhibitions of Transformers toys and all-ages activities. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/encontrebastransformers</ref>

===Notable people===
* [[Marcelo Matere]], a Brazilian artist who has worked extensively with the Transformers franchise as a character designer, comic book artist, and packaging artist.
* [[Guilherme Briggs]], a Brazilian voice actor who's dubbed various incarnations of [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]].

==Fiction==
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
When the Autobots prepared to go to [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] per [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], they apparently were located in Brazil. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity===
The [[Decepticon]]s built their [[crystal satellite]] and its launch complex in the jungles of [[Mato Grosso (state)|Mato Grosso]]. This much to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s dismay, as the jungle humidity had a detrimental effect on his cassette drives. Nobody cared. Once the final piece, a large diamond, had been placed atop the satellite, it was launched into orbit. The [[Autobot]]s had taken note of their enemy's activities however, so [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] blew up the launch complex and withdrew with his troops back to base to continue to monitor and control the crystal satellite's mission in safety. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}

The Decepticons' scheme failed and some time later, Megatron and Soundwave returned to the site of the former launch complex, which had been reabsorbed by the jungle. Megatron commented that he aimed to get the [[oil]] underneath the South American jungles. As the two Decepticons spoke, a local Native American approached and, armed with a blowgun and poisoned darts, took a shot at Soundwave, but the dart just bounced off. Megatron and Soundwave were not impressed, but supposedly left him alone. 

Since the Autobots stopped the Decepticons' plan in [[Peru]], the Decepticons never got far enough to drain so much as a drop of oil from underneath Brazil. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}

===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===
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Millions of years ago, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed on [[Earth]], leaving only four Autobots partially active. The ''Ark'' reconstructed them after the planet's dominant lifeform, [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]]. Renaming themselves [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the four explored the land and at least [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] were in the area that would become Brazil when they were deactivated due to a meteorite crashing up a dust layer that robbed them of their solar radiation. 

In 1994, chaotic deforestation of the jungle that had grown over Snarl's and Grimlock's temporary grave reawakened them. The other Autobots, reawakened since a while too, noticed the [[Transformer]]-coded power emission the Dinobots were producing and went to check. The [[Decepticon]]s followed suit once [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] had reported on the power emission. At first the Dinobots, controlled by their dinosaur programming, attacked the Autobots, but once the Decepticons showed up, Grimlock and Snarl came to their senses and fought them instead. They reintroduced themselves to the other Autobots and promised to rejoin their forces once they'd found their two missing teammates. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}

===Live-action film series===
====''Dark of the Moon'' Annual====
The discovery of large deposits of iron ore made Mato Grosso a prime target for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Dark of the Moon Annual 2012}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
Sometime after the fall of [[Cemetery Wind]], a Brazilian named [[Santos]] became the commander of [[Transformers Reaction Force|T.R.F]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

==Games==
===Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons===
[[File:ROTF DSDecep Sao Paulo skyline.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Pictured: A Decepticon Recruit heading to the fleshies' "worst nightmare".'']]
====Autobot Campaign====
As per [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s instructions, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] met up with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in São Paulo. While discussing the presence of large numbers of Decepticons in the area, a [[protoform]] suddenly crashed at a few miles distance. Optimus Prime rushed to the location and recruited the protoform. Then [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] showed up, having also intended to claim the protoform, and Optimus Prime attacked him while Ratchet instructed the new recruit away from the scene and back to the city area. Following Ratchet's orders, the recruit [[Scanning|scanned]] a nearby car and adopted a vehicle form. Next, he met up with Bumblebee and Ironhide, who worried about his ability to stay alive in battle. A subsequent attack by the Decepticons allowed the recruit to show his worth, particularly by killing a Decepticon recruit. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots}}

====Decepticon Campaign====
As per [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]'s instructions, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] met up with [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] in São Paulo. Decepticon-style pleasant talk was cut short when a [[protoform]] suddenly crashed at a few miles distance. Starscream rushed to the location and recruited the protoform. Then [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] showed up, having also intended to claim the protoform, and Starscream attacked him while Soundwave instructed the new recruit away from the scene and back to the city area. Following Soundwave's orders, the recruit [[Scanning|scanned]] a nearby car and adopted a vehicle form. Next, he met up with Sideways and Grindor, who were quick to call him a liability. A subsequent attack by the Autobots allowed the recruit to show his worth, particularly by killing an Autobot recruit. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons}}

==Notes==
*An unproduced joke for the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' episode "[[Trials]]" would have involved [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] popping into Brazil during a music festival. He would then crash the concert and hang out.<ref>"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{w|Brazil}} at Wikipedia

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