- "You told me you were going to Brazil to nab a scientist. Are you telling me another one of your super soldier experiments have gone haywire?"
- ―Joe Greller to Thaddeus Ross[src]
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America and the Latin American region.
History[]
The Fugitive[]
- "I'm bound for Rio in three days."
- ―Howard Stark to Peggy Carter[src]
During the time he was considered a fugitive from justice, Howard Stark planned to travel to Rio de Janeiro, spending no more than three days in New York City in order to recover one of the inventions stolen from the vault under his mansion.[1]
Hunt of Bruce Banner[]
Thaddeus Ross, responsible for the hunt of Bruce Banner, figured that he could be anywhere in the world, after Banner's track was lost following an incident in the jungles of South America. Ross theorized that Banner could even be in places such as Paris or Venice.
Unbeknownst to him, Banner traveled to Rio de Janeiro, working in a soft drink bottling factory. The Plant Manager pinpointed that he was the first American he recalled looking for a job in Brazil.[2] S.H.I.E.L.D. maintained surveillance on Banner during his time in Brazil, with Agent Jasper Sitwell in charge of the operation until his reassignment to New Mexico.[3]
Cure for Gamma Poisoning[]
Bruce Banner settled in Rocinha, juggling his job in the bottling factory with attempts to find a cure for his condition. In order to control his emotions and heart rate and prevent his transformations, Banner also studied martial arts and meditative breathing techniques with a Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor. These lessons allowed him to control and prevent his transformations for five months.
Banner suffered a cut in the factory, and although he ordered to stop the machines to clean it and avoid any contamination, his blood dripped into a soda bottle sent back to the United States. Later that same day, Banner noticed one of his co-workers, Martina, being harassed by a man, and his first impulse was to leave to not lose control of himself. However, his conscience made him approach to peacefully try to drive the molester away. The man confronted Banner, but the Plant Manager appeared and stopped the potential fight between them.
The search for a cure for his condition drove Banner to study the Corablanca flower described in the book Inventory of Rare and Endangered Tracheophyta of Amazônia, and he finally received it from someone he had hired to search for it. Banner contacted a man who helped him through his research, code named "Mr. Blue", to inform him of the discovery. Blue advised him to try a high dose of the component extracted from the plant, and he was able to produce a serum using homemade laboratory equipment.
Banner tried the serum on a blood drop, and while it seemed to be successful at first, it triggered a reaction that made the cells explode. Informing Mr. Blue of the failure, Blue insisted to meet Banner in person, as living with Gamma poisoning could be more dangerous than the eventual risks of their meeting, and convinced him to send a blood sample. A few days later, Banner received news from Mr. Blue, as preliminary blood tests showed significant gamma reduction, but as he asked for more data, Banner realized he should return to Culver University to retrieve it.[4]
Ambush in Rio de Janeiro[]
- "A man drank one of those guarana sodas. Guess it had a little more kick than he was looking for."
"Where was it bottled?"
"Porto Verde, Brazil."
"Have our people look for a white man at the bottling plant." - ―Kathleen Sparr and Thaddeus Ross[src]
General Thaddeus Ross managed to locate Bruce Banner after learning that a man in Milwaukee suffered a severe case of Gamma poisoning after drinking from the bottle that had been tainted with Banner's blood. Ross assembled a military unit led by Russian-born British special operations expert Emil Blonsky, to capture Banner. Ross and his unit located Banner's house and burst in to shoot him with tranquilizer ammo, but Banner fled through the window and momentarily hid in Martina's house to deceive the military. Blonsky and the other soldiers pursued Banner through the streets and rooftops of Rocinha, while Banner tried to slow down his heart rate to prevent his transformation.
While fleeing Banner came across Ross, realizing he was the man behind the chase. He also ran into the molester from the factory, who pursued Banner with his friends to the bottling factory in order to beat him. Blonsky located Banner in the factory and approached to witness the appearance of Hulk, as the transformation was triggered by the men beating him. Hulk easily knocked out the men, and a ferocious battle between Hulk and Blonsky's team started. Their tranquilizer ammo proved ineffective against Hulk, who finally managed to escape, and Blonsky was the only soldier to end the encounter unharmed.
Ross and Blonsky returned to Banner's house to search for evidence that would indicate Banner's next step, finding a photograph of Betty Ross and Banner's computer. Blonsky asked for the nature of Hulk, and Ross confessed that Banner was that creature, without further details.[4]
São Paulo Mission[]
Natasha Romanoff went to the city of São Paulo during a mission, getting involved in an event that tormented her for the years to come.[5]
Cybertek Shipments[]
Cybertek sent many of its shipments related to the Centipede Project and the creation of the Deathlok Soldiers to many countries around the globe, including Brazil, in order to hamper their tracking while they were re-routed to the Barbershop Headquarters in Cuba.[6]
Steel Serpent's Sales[]
São Gonçalo, Rio Verde, Feira de Santana, and Nova Iguaçu were the hometowns of some of the Hand's clients that bought their Steel Serpent using the Rand Enterprises' resources.[7]
Global Repatriation Council[]
By 2024, in the aftermath of the Blip, Brazil joined the Global Repatriation Council.[8]
Emergence[]
Makkari running in Rio de Janeiro
In 2024, following the Blip, Makkari, one of the Eternals, used her super-speed powers to run through Rio de Janeiro when she was looking for the exact location that Tiamut the Communicator would emerge.[9]
Alternate Universe[]
Hiding from the Army[]
Bruce Banner hid from the United States Army in Rio de Janeiro, but was found by Emil Blonsky. Blonsky and the Army chased Banner into a factory, which they then blew up. This triggered Banner's transformation into the Hulk, who fought through the Army and fled to New York City. Thaddeus Ross then approached Blonsky and explained the experiment which created the Hulk, insisting that Banner's body was property of the United States Army.[10]
Appearances[]
- Captain America: The First Avenger (flag)
- Agent Carter
- Season One
- The Blitzkrieg Button (mentioned)
- Season One
- The Incredible Hulk
- The Avengers (mentioned)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Season One
- Ragtag (mentioned)
- The Man Behind the Shield (map)
- Season One
- Iron Fist
- Season One
- Felling Tree with Roots (mentioned)
- Season One
- Eternals
- The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
- Season One
- Power Broker (flag)
- Season One
- Hawkeye
- Season One
- Echoes (flag)
- Echo
- Season One
- Chafa (flag; concurrent events)
- Season One
- Echo
- Echoes (flag)
- Season One
References[]
- ↑ Agent Carter: 1.04: The Blitzkrieg Button
- ↑ The Incredible Hulk: The Big Picture
- ↑ The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Incredible Hulk
- ↑ The Avengers
- ↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 1.21: Ragtag
- ↑ Iron Fist: 1.07: Felling Tree with Roots
- ↑ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: 1.02: The Star-Spangled Man
- ↑ Eternals
- ↑ The Incredible Hulk
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