ALENTEJO


Meaning of ALENTEJO in English

formerly Alemtejo

Historical province, Portugal.

Lying southeast of the Tagus River , it borders Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. The region produces two-thirds of the world's cork. Until the Portuguese revolution of 1974, Alentejo contained vast estates, mostly owned by absentee landlords; many have since been divided among the Alentejanos.

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