During its conquests, in the years 1806-1807, Napoleon, then emperor, decreed the CONTINENTAL BLOCKADE (europa) with the purpose of ruining with the marine trade and the industries of the powerful inglaterra century XIX.
Even so nor all the states European concordadram with the BLOCKADE or much less they wanted obeder to Napoleon. Poruga, old ally from England, disobeys; and tapir the invasion of the tropasde Junot, of the powerful Napoleonic army, the Portuguese COURT was transferred to BRAZIL By these times, 80 percent of the europa was commanded by emperor Napoleão or for one of its siblings that the own had chosen.
Some months after the change of the royal family, he/sh gave him in Portugal, the revolt against the French invaders, im English army came in socorroaos lusitanos and in 1810 the invaders were completely defeated and still later English the potugueses and the Spaniards joined to expel the soldiers of Napoleáo of Spain.
Even after Napoleon''s fall, to Portuguese royal family it stayed in Brazil, because in Portugal there was a REGENCY in the one which who dominated it was the English marshal Beresford, in 1817 after an attempt of retaking of the power many valiant soldiers were executed among them valiant general GOMES FREIRE that had fought against Napoleão.O military genius of Napoleon it ended on May 5, 1821, and it influenced until the evolution of the countries of America.