The Ribatejo herdsmen of Lezíria(Wetland) and Charneca(Heath) use as full costume: white shirt, red vest, pants and blue coat, white socks and green hoodie with embodied edge.

The Ribatejo Bairro campinos use as full costume: white shirt, black vest, pants and black coat, white socks and black cap.

The Tejo Lezíria the Tagus Wet Area comprises the area of ​​wetlands by the river and surrounding land, and includes alluvial soils of excellent quality, in which the vineyard boasts all its vigor. Fertilíssimas these lands beyond the vineyard are cereal crops, melons, tomatoes and excellent pasture for beef cattle and horses.

The Bairro (“neighborhood” in english) appears on the right bank of the Tagus (North Ribatejo), with a little sharp relief, adjacent and sandstone formations, limestone and clay in shades which are varied, ranging from off-white to brownish to red and orange. In these clay soils are shrub and tree crops in which dominates the olive tree that lives closely with vines, wheat and corn.

The Charneca (Moor) extends from the left bank of the river Tagus to the Alentejo (South of Ribatejo). It is sandy soils, including vast areas of cork oak and eucalyptus and pine trees. However you can also see, in more favorable locations, cereal crops and vines, as well as rice in the most irrigated areas.

At the time of its creation, was comprised of 23 municipalities, which included almost the entire district of Santarém (except Ourém municipality), and also two municipalities in the district of Lisbon, a district of Portalegre, and also two municipalities in the district Setubal. The province later now has 24 municipalities, with autonomy in 1945, the county’s Junction, by dividing the Vila Nova da Barquinha), distributed as follows:

District of Lisbon: Azambuja, Vila Franca de Xira.

District of Portalegre: Ponte de Sor.

District of Santarém : Abrantes, Alcanena, Almeirim, Alpiarça, Benavente, Santarém, Chamusca, Constance, Coruche, Road Junction, Ferreira do Zêzere, Golegã, Rio Maior, Salvaterra de Magos, Santarém, Sardoal, Tomar, Torres Novas, Vila Nova da Barquinha.

District of Setúbal: Alcochete, Montijo.

O their former territory breaks down today by the Alentejo, Centre and Lisbon, and by 2002 was the core of the former region of Lisbon and Tagus Valley. In terms of subregions, finds itself divided by the Greater Lisbon (municipality of Vila Franca de Xira), Alto Alentejo (Ponte de Sor municipality) and also for the entire sub-region of the Tagus Wetland and the entire Middle Tagus (with the exception of county Ourem).