San Paulo (Regnum Bueno)

San Paulo, officially the United Republic of San Paulo (Portuguese: República Unida de São Paulo), is the second largest country in both South America and the Latin American region. It is the world's seventh-largest country in geographical area and the fifth-largest country by population. It is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world, one of the two who speak portuguese in the America.

It is bordered by Guarani Republic to the west; Brazil to the north; the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Argentine Confederation to the south.

Etymology
The name came from the captaincy of São Paulo, at the time of the colonial Brazil. The country's name means the name of Saul of Tarsus, or Paul the Apostle. The first territories in San Paulo were the Captaincy of São Vicente, Captaincy of Santo Amaro and the Captaincy of Itanhaém, part of the colonial Brazil.

Portuguese colonization
The land now called Brazil was claimed for the Portuguese Empire on 22 April 1500, with the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral. The Portuguese encountered indigenous peoples divided into several tribes, most of whom spoke languages of the Tupi–Guarani family, and fought among themselves. Though the first settlement was founded in 1532, colonization was effectively begun in 1534, when King Dom João III of Portugal divided the territory into the fifteen private and autonomous Captaincy Colonies of Brazil.

However, the decentralized and unorganized tendencies of the captaincy colonies proved problematic, and in 1549 the Portuguese king restructured them into the Governorate General of Brazil, a single and centralized Portuguese colony in South America. In the first two centuries of colonization, Indigenous and European groups lived in constant war, establishing opportunistic alliances in order to gain advantages against each other.

Dissatisfied by the end of the Iberian Union, the inhabitants of San Paulo acclaimed Amador Bueno to be the king of San Paulo, in which the coronation was accepted and the new king declared independence.

Early Independence
See also: Independence War

John IV, in 1641, declared war on San Paulo, trying to keep their independence. The Paulistas pursued the Portuguese who would not give support to King Amador Bueno. The Paulistas struck a deal with Maurice of Nassau, to the aid of their independence.

In 1644, the Portuguese surrenders and Dutch-Portuguese War ends (earlier than OTL). In the future, the Portuguese would a war against Spain, to get where is the current territory of Essequibo.

Before Industrialization
At the end of the 17th century, the bandeirantes who explored the forests in San Paulo, at the Minas de Ouro, São João del-Rei, Mato Grosso and Goiás region found gold. This era was known as the Paulist Gold Rush (Portuguese: Corrida do ouro/Ciclo do ouro).

With the export of sugarcane, cattle and gold, San Paulo was a nation that has progressed in the foreign trade in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Industrialization and the American Independence
A paulist bourgeois called Amílcar Barroso in his stay in England had the idea to bring industries to the growing Kingdom of San Paulo. The First Industry of San Paulo was the Companhia de Carvão Barroso (Coal Industry), which is the current district of Santo Amaro (in the City of São Paulo).

In 1777, the paulists went to war against the Great Britain, in support of the United States. The American Revolutionary War gave the opening to other struggles for independence in the Americas.

Regional Power
In the 19th century, San Paulo was already considered the most powerful nation in Latin America. Its economy grew thanks to its primary sector and the industrial sector. In 1826, he created with the United States and the South American nations, the SAU (South American Union).

In 1831, was inaugurated the first industry in its colony in Africa.

From 1835 to 1874, San Paulo faced a long period of regional wars. The Guerra Gaúcha, 1st Platine War, 2nd Platine War, and finally the Great South-American War.

20th Century
Tensions on the First World War increased. Since the treaties as the Berlin Conference, the Franco-Prussian War and the expansion of influence, trade and colonial.

For San Paulo, the unequal division at the Berlin Conference was a synonym for war for them. When redefined the territories of the paulists in Africa, the threats were withdrawn.

The First World War breaks out, San Paulo, enters the war in 1916, sending naval squadrons to the German Oceania, invading together the Japanese, the Carolines and the Marianas Isles. San Paulo also sent his army to fight in Europe, the International Force of San Paulo (FISP), Paulist Air Force (FAP) and the Paulist 'Grand' Navy (GMP).

After the First World War, San Paulo was considered to be a world power, as well as being one of the only powers that had not destabilized its economy during the crisis of 1929, due to its primary sector.

San Paulo entered the Second World War in 1941, sending troops (Armed Forces and Expeditionary of San Paulo (FAESP), Paulist Air Force (FAP), San Paulo's Navy (MSP)). The justification of his entry was the bombing of its vessels in the Atlantic and off the coast of Portugal.