The event marked the end of the resistance against Brazilian independence in the Northeast.
There were two Portuguese acts of recognition of Brazilian independence.
This struggle against the Dutch was later considered formative for later Brazilian independence.
Having been born after the recognition of Brazilian independence, he was considered a foreigner under Portuguese law.
However, Portugal did not officially recognize Brazilian independence at this time.
He later became a symbol of the struggle for Brazilian independence and liberty from Portuguese rule.
It was also the first nation to recognize Brazilian independence from Portugal in 1824, two years after its proclamation.
The conditions for the Brazilian independence started to form.
Therefore, both nations were again reunited- even if in personal union only -although the war for Brazilian independence had ended barely 2 years before.
Brazilian independence did not meet with unanimous approval in the south.