window
object is made available through $window
service for easier testing and mocking, you can go with something like:
$scope.reloadPage = function(){$window.location.reload();}
And :
<a ng-click="reloadPage" class="navbar-brand" title="home" data-translate>PORTAL_NAME</a>
As a side note, i don't think $route.reload() actually reloads the page, but only the route.