Alternate South Americas

New Asuncion

Michael Davis © 2000

Welcome, one and all, to the gloriously rebuilt capitol of the largest nation on Earth, the Republic of Paraguay. Here, at Counsel Antonio V International Airport, is the General Carlos Lindbergh Historical Monument. Lindbergh, a native of our northern provinces, the former United States of America, greatly assisted Counsel Antonio in his glorious victory over the Britannic/Canadian forces in the Ontario War of 1925-1931, in which our great nation finally removed the threat of Anglo imperialism from our northern border.

A few miles down river, we find the largest statue in the world, the "Leader". Nearly a fifth of a mile high, the gigantic and noble and glorious figure of President F. Antonio Lopez, Conqueror of Brazil, Savior of Patagonia, Liberator of Mexico, and Friend of the Native, sits astride his great war horse Bolivar. The statue is constructed from materials from all over the Republic. The marble base is from mines in the Mexican provinces, the iron in which the President's name is written comes from the Patagonian provinces. The copper that forms his body comes from mines in the Californian area, and from New San Jose in the former New York area. The copper was originally part of a much smaller statue sent to the former United States by France, just before the Great Liberation of 1881-1892. The silver of his flashing eyes comes from Chile, while the gold that covers his body comes from the province of New Grenada.

A three day journey by Jeep from the statue, just as its shadow fades from the horizon, (though, truly, all in this world are in the shadow of the Great One himself)we find the remains of the former Asuncion. This great and noble city, formerly the Queen of the Americas, took a direct strike by an 5 megaton warhead during the nuclear conflict of the 1960s. The only city in the Republic to be struck by this foul weapon, Counsel Antonio VII preserved the city as a monument to the 3 million Paraguayan citizens, all over the Americas, and 9 million provincials, killed in that terrible conflict.

Ten miles west of the old city, we find New Asuncion herself, the greatest city in the Americas (and, truly, in the world). 10 million Paraguayans live here in peace and prosperity, united under the guiding hand of Counsel Antonio VIII, now in the eleventh year of his benign rule. Black mixes with mestizo mixes with Indian mixes with Anglo, a model of racial and cultural equality and peace not seen in the oppressive cities of Europe or Japan.

Here is a statue memorial to the Paraguayans killed at the taking of Mexico City in 1873, here is a wall with the names of every Paraguayan killed in the Ontario War. Here is an engraving of the death of Custer, still lovingly preserved by those who he sought to murder, his rightful rulers, over a hundred years later.

Here is the pleasure district, full of Anglo courtesans and ladies from all over the Republic. Be warned, though, the government-run brothels charge much more than an out-of-world visitor may expect, they make a tidy sum from these. It's better to look a little closer and find the private businesses, as they are cheaper and have nearly the same level of quality.

In the heart of the city, just south of the Consular Estate (the largest private home save the Vatican in Rome), one finds Duarte University, dedicated to the young professor at Buenos Aires College who, in 1954, designed and tested the first hydrogen bomb on Tierra del Fuego. Had it not been for our mastery of this technology, we might have lost the Great Nuclear War ten years later.

Truly, New Asuncion is the greatest city of any timeline!

The Brazilian Commonwealth - Land of Opportunity

2000® Gareth Perkins


The most powerful nation in the western hemisphere, and one of the most powerful in the world, Brazil is a shining example of religious and racial tolerance. It's population of 530 million is the most complex in the world, encompassing the descendants of freed American slaves, Irish famine victims, Russian Jews, French monarchists and Indian merchants.

With the establishment of a constitutional monarchy based on the British Empire in 1822 and the abolition of slavery that same year, the Commonwealth's rise to great power status has been steady.

The nation proved itself during the Caribbean War (1871-1874), where it forced France and Spain out of their Caribbean colonies, with only a British ultimatum stopping actions against French forces in the Yucatan Protectorate.

During the Emancipation War (1889-1893) in the United States, Brazil funded the emancipationist movement along with the resettlement of former slaves. These new industrious additions to the nation helped the country boom following Andes War helping the Commonwealth to become a major economic force by the 1920's. The Andes War (1895-1897) will be remembered as the last war in South America and the most costly, memorials can be seen in every major city. Armistice day is a very solemn occasion commemorating the fallen, it is held on August the 17th.

The first heavier than air flight was made in Brazil by the aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont in 1902, making the country one of the powers of the sky. The Brazilian Air Force is unequaled in jet aircraft and with the invention of the laser by Brazilian scientists in 1952, a new sting has been added to their weaponry. Recently local Syndicalist rebels, under the pay of the Franco-Spanish Empire, have tried to infiltrate the air force to steal technologies, all have been caught and the secret of the laser remains Brazilian.

The festivities of Carnivale occur in the capital, Rio, every year. During other times it still seems most Brazilians live their lives with reckless abandon. The impressive 200 ft statue of the Angel of Harmony looks down over Rio. It symbolizes the ideals of Brazilian society, equality, innocence and most importantly, fun.

Today, Brazil is one of the five superpowers, the nation has a seat on the High Committee of the International Forum along with the Empires of Russia, Britain, Japan and the Franco-Spanish. Although the Commonwealth is denied nuclear weapons by the Nuclear Weaponry Restriction Treaty, it is one of the established orbital powers and the lasers of the station Santos-Dumont are ready to fire at any aggressor.