Original sentence: Global Portuguese ambitions began in earnest with the explorers that began exploring the coast of Africa in 1419, after having conquered the North African city of Ceuta in 1415.It was also the longest lived of the modern European colonial empires, spanning almost seven centuries, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Macau in 1999, having existed longer than the Spanish and French Empires.The Portuguese Empire (Portuguese: Império Português) was the first global empire in history, with territories in South America, Africa, India and South East Asia subject to the sovereignty of Portugal.They made use of the latest 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.This changed in 1500, by an accidental landfall on the South American coast for some, by the crown's secret design for others, Pedro Álvares Cabral would find and lead to the establishment of the colony of Brazil.While these voyages projected Portuguese power abroad, they were more commercial in scope, emphasizing attempts to find a route to the Far East that bypassed a Mediterranean Sea dominated by hostile powers, notably the Ottoman Empire and a concurrently unifying Spain
Edited sentence: In 1500, by an accidental landfall on the South American coast for some, by the crown's secret design for others, Pedro Álvares Cabral would find and lead to the establishment of the colony of Brazil.It was also the longest lived of the modern European colonial empires, spanning almost seven centuries, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Macau in 1999.Portuguese explorers began exploring the coast of Africa in 1419, making use of the latest 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.The Portuguese Empire (Portuguese: Império Português) was the first global empire in history, with territories in South America, Africa, India and South East Asia