Talk:Alentejo
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[edit] Not only NUTS II
"Alentejo" is the name chosen for a NUTS II region, but it is also a traditional name for a different region and this traditional name is the only one used in everyday talk by Portuguese people. It is a "legalist" mistake to address only the NUTS II region in this article. Velho 13:58, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
- I agree entirely. To most people, "Alentejo" means the former provinces of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alentejo, which correspond roughly to the current subregions of Alto Alentejo, Alentejo Central, Baixo Alentejo and Alentejo Litoral. The inclusion of Lezíria do Tejo, which is in the former province of Ribatejo, is nothing but a political maneuver. Incidentally, the former division in provinces is arguably the one that people in Portugal most identify with, not the statistical regions or the districts, especially when the latter cut across provincial boundaries (e.g. Leiria, Setúbal). --Jcmo (talk) 10:40, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
