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The provinces demarked in a 1710 map (including the Captaincies of Brazil)

The term "provinces" (Portuguese: províncias) has been used throughout history to identify regions of continental Portugal. Current legal subdivisions of Portugal do not coincide with the provinces, but several provinces, in their 19th- and 20th-century versions, still correspond to culturally relevant, strongly self-identifying categories. They include:

  • Alentejo (Alto Alentejo, Baixo Alentejo)
  • Algarve
  • Beira (Beira Alta, Beira Baixa, Beira Litoral)
  • Douro Litoral
  • Estremadura
  • Minho
  • Ribatejo
  • Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

The islands of Azores and Madeira were never called "provinces".

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