Premise: The Portuguese Empire ( Império Português ) , 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 . The third era represents the final stage of Portuguese colonialism after the decolonization of the Americas of the 1820s .
Hypothesis: The Portuguese Empire was the last colonial empire of the Renaissance.
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