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{{Nation|common_name=Reino do Brasil|full_name=Kingdom of Brasil|capital=Rio de Janeiro|government_type=Constitutional monarchy|flag=KofBrasilflag.png|largest_city=Rio de Janeiro|population=28 million|languages=Portuguese (official)}}
The '''Kingdom of Brasil''' (Portuguese: ''Reino do Brasil)'' is a constituent country of the United Kingdom of Portugal and Brasil since 1922. Although most of its territory is comprised across the tropic of capricorn, the country also have control over the island of Fernando de Noronha near the Pernambucan coast as an oversea territory.
Brasil shares borders with [[Bahia]] to the north, [[Equador]] to the northwest, [[Peru]] to west, [[Paraguay]] to the southwest and the [[Riograndense Republic]] to the south.
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==== '''Shift of Balance (1970s-):''' ====
The 1970s were marked by the end of Portuguese imperialism in Africa after the kingdom released all that remained of its possessions in the continent to become independent countries in 1976 by the Act of Free Will. This move, consequently, resulted in Brasil becoming the largest and most populous constituent country of the united kingdom, therefore shifting the balance of the union towards South America.
== Government and politics ==
[[File:PTBR GOVERNMENT .png|thumb|Scheme displaying the functioning of the government of the Luso-Brasilian Union]]
Brasil is a constitutional parliamentary monarchy under the House of Braganza. Therefore, the monarchs have their power limited by a constitution and act only as the Head of State of the country. In the case of Brasil, which is in a dual monarchy with Portugall, the monarch took the role of appointing common ministers to both constituent countries. They are the Royal Chancellor for foreign affairs and the minister of defense . The role of Head of Government is put in the hands of the prime minister.
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