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Quinto Império: uma História do Império Português
An Alternative History of Portugal by Reagent


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Sonhava, anónimo e disperso,
O Império por Deus mesmo visto,
Confuso como o Universo
E plebeu como Jesus Cristo.
Não foi nem santo nem herói,
Mas Deus sagrou com Seu sinal
Este, cujo coração foi
Não português, mas Portugal.

-Extraction from Mensagem[1]​

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The “Fifth Empire” (Quinto Império) is a prophetic conception based upon the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation of a global Portuguese Empire, set to take place in a new era where it will enjoy vast spiritual and temporal power. This concept was originally devised by Fr. António Vieira, and was later popularized by Fernando Pessoa in his book Mensagem. This “Fifth Empire” would represent the summit of all work undertaken by the “previous four empires[2]” and would usher in a time of great Material and Spiritual knowledge.

Quinto Império: uma História do Império Português will depict a counterfactual history where the Portuguese nation and people will come the closest to fulfilling the ideal of the “Fifth Empire”, in a plausible manner. The scenario diverges from our timeline in 1452, when Portuguese explorer Diogo de Teive makes a fateful discovery…

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[1] – Translates to: “Dreamed, anonymous and dispersed, The empire seen by God himself, Confusing as the Universe And commoner like Jesus Christ. It was neither saint nor hero, But God crowned with His sign This, whose heart was Not Portuguese but Portugal.
[2] – Fr. Vieira lists these four empires in the order of: Assyro-Chaldeans, the Persians, the Greeks, and the Romans
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