The Portuguese Empire (), also known as the Portuguese Overseas ("Ultramar Português"), was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history and the first colonial empire of the Renaissance. It existed for almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Portuguese Macau to China in 1999. 

The first era of the Portuguese empire originated at the beginning of the Age of Discovery. Initiated by the Kingdom of Portugal, it would eventually expand across the globe. Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa and the Atlantic archipelagos in 1418–19, using recent developments in navigation, cartography and maritime technology such as the caravel, in order that they might find a sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade. In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and in 1498, Vasco da Gama reached India. In 1500, either by an accidental landfall or by the crown's secret design, Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil on the South American coast. 

Over the following decades, Portuguese sailors continued to explore the coasts and islands of East Asia, establishing forts and factories as they went. By 1571, a string of naval outposts connected Lisbon to Nagasaki along the coasts of Africa, the Middle East, India and South Asia. This commercial network and the colonial trade had a substantial positive impact on Portuguese economic growth (1500-1800), when it accounted for about a fifth of Portugal's per capita income.
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The Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire (), also known as the Portuguese Overseas ("Ultramar Português"), was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world histor
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he Portuguese Empire (), also known as the Portuguese Overseas ("Ultramar Português"),
also known as the Portuguese Overseas
also known as the Portuguese Overseas ("Ultramar Português"),
from1415 to 1999.
It existed for almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Portuguese Macau to China in 1999.
almost six centuries
It existed for almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Portuguese Macau to China in 1999. 

a commercial network
 This commercial network and the colonial trade had a substantial positive impact on Portuguese economic growth
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when it accounted for about a fifth of Portugal's per capita income.
East Asia
, Portuguese sailors continued to explore the coasts and islands of East Asia
thee coast of africa
Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa and the Atlantic archipelagos in 1418–19
the Atlantic archipelagos
Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa and the Atlantic archipelagos in 1418–19,
1418–19,
Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa and the Atlantic archipelagos in 1418–19, 
Sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade
 in order that they might find a sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade
using recent developments in navigation,
using recent developments in navigation, cartography and maritime technology such as the caravel
such as the caravel,
 using recent developments in navigation, cartography and maritime technology such as the caravel, 
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil
on the South American coast.
 Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil on the South American coast. 

In 1500
In 1500, either by an accidental landfall or by the crown's secret design, Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil on the South American coast. 
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope
1488
n 1488, Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and in 1498
Vasco da Gama
n 1498, Vasco da Gama reached India. 