7 September Smurf

Today is a very important holiday in my country: 192 years ago (1822) my country declared itself independent of Portugal - Brazil was the only Portuguese colony in America then. 
So, here's Smurf dressed as an Independence Dragoon. They were Brazilian guard soldiers to prince Pedro I, who had proclaimed it. By the 20th century these soldiers became the Brazilian president honor guard and were renamed 1st Guards Cavalry Regiment; they keep wearing the same 19th century uniform and can be seen parading on horseback every 7 September holiday.  
A curiosity: did you know the U.S. were the first country to recognize Brazilian independence? 
Photoshop 7.0, 2009.   
The Smurfs (C) Peyo (creation) & Hanna-Barbera (cartoons).