ok, and I was right . Dev confirmed on Steam forums that several words are in portuguese and that it´s part of the lore of the game, as Solo Novo was a colony of portuguese speakers
The Portuguese language and culture was an interesting and little used point of departure for helping creat the game setting. For the official "LORE" explanation, the vast majority of settlers on the original Novo Solo colony ships either were or spoke Portuguese. That heritage became diluted somewhat by future settlers and trade prior to GREAT LEADER building the orbital defense batteries and closing off the planet a la 17th century Japan."
"Really happy to hear this. The book also contains references throughout-- if you end up reading/listening to it I'd love to hear what you think. If you look in the credits you'll see a guy by the name of Juan Miguel Pedras (I'm missing some accents there), who was our consultant on this stuff. That he also studies Portuguese history was an added boon as he was able to provide some colorful references and context. I just wish we could have used it more."
Still not sure if they decided for the portuguese lore out of nowhere or for some specific reason (like Ender's Game second book)
regarding the theory that the word Brigador comes from Portuguese...
the name of the planet is Novo Solo... New Soil / New Land in portuguese.
the company is called Solo Nobre... Noble Soil in portuguese.
Does that mean the developers are brazilian or portuguese from Seattle (home of the company). Nope.
It may simply be these guys are fans of the Ender's Game saga. The second book in the series takes place entirely in a planet colonized by portuguese speakers (Lusitania is the name of the planet, I think) and is full of portuguese words.
Because Orson Scott Card, as a Mormon Missionary, spent some years in Brazil.
And just like this game, the choice of portuguese words is somehow "weird" to portuguese speakers. But still clearly portuguese.
@chano880: I am brazilian as well as RogerioFM. And we both say Brigador IS a brazilian word. The portuguese dictionary is also on our side. It´s just not a commonly used word.
regarding the theory that the word Brigador comes from Portuguese...
the name of the planet is Novo Solo... New Soil / New Land in portuguese.
the company is called Solo Nobre... Noble Soil in portuguese.
Does that mean the developers are brazilian or portuguese from Seattle (home of the company). Nope.
It may simply be these guys are fans of the Ender's Game saga. The second book in the series takes place entirely in a planet colonized by portuguese speakers (Lusitania is the name of the planet, I think) and is full of portuguese words.
Because Orson Scott Card, as a Mormon Missionary, spent some years in Brazil.
And just like this game, the choice of portuguese words is somehow "weird" to portuguese speakers. But still clearly portuguese.
It´s portuguese for Fighter. Same root of words like Brigadier, Brigade, etc
"brigade (n.)"subdivision of an army," 1630s, from French brigade "body of soldiers" (14c.), from Italian brigata "troop, crowd, gang," from brigare "brawl, fight," frombriga "strife, quarrel," perhaps of Celtic (compare Gaelic brigh, Welsh bri "power") or Germanic origin."
It could be just a coincidence, however, the previous name of the game was MATADOR, which is also portuguese for KILLER. (Matador is the same word in spanish too, I think).
So, from Matador to Brigador... killer to fighter. Nah, not a made up word.
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