Location from Plague Inc. by Ndemic Creations
The southern gateway — a tropical colossus that connects South America to the rest of the world through dense ports and sweltering cities.
Brazil is the anchor of South American infection strategy. Its combination of tropical climate, 210+ million population, and extensive Atlantic shipping lanes makes it the gateway through which most pathogens enter and spread across the continent. Land borders with nearly every South American country ensure continental spread once Brazil is infected. The warm, humid climate makes Brazil particularly receptive to waterborne and insect-transmitted pathogens. Dense coastal cities provide rapid infection growth, while the Amazon basin's humid conditions boost transmission rates. Brazil's role is less about strategic difficulty (it's relatively easy to infect) and more about its function as a continental multiplier. In the broader strategic picture, Brazil-India-China form a tropical triangle that experienced players try to infect early. Once all three are saturated, the pathogen has a warm-climate backbone spanning three continents, with shipping lanes reaching everywhere.
A massive green territory covering the eastern half of South America, dotted with airport and seaport icons along its extensive Atlantic coastline. The Amazon basin sprawls across the north — hot, humid, and ideal for pathogen transmission. Urban clusters blaze along the coast.
Also known as: Brasil