Editing Governor-general (section)

===Portugal===
The equivalent word in Portuguese is ''governador-geral''. This title was only used for the governors of the major colonies, indicating that they had, under their authority, several subordinate governors. In most of the colonies, lower titles, mainly ''governador'' (governor) or formerly [[captain-major]] (''capitão-mor''), prevailed
*In the [[Portuguese State of India]] (''Estado da Índia'', capital [[Goa]]) the style was changed repeatedly for another, mostly ''vice-rei'' ([[Viceroy]]). The viceroy title was usually reserved for members of the Portuguese royal family, the remaining governors receiving the title of ''governador-general'';
*in Africa, from 1837 Portugal appointed a governor-general to govern the overseas province of [[Portuguese Angola|Angola]], and another to govern the province of [[Portuguese Mozambique|Moçambique]]. For some time, a governor-general was also appointed to rule [[Portuguese Cape Verde|Cape Verde]] and [[Portuguese Guinea]], while these territories were united in a single province. Between 1921 and 1930, additional powers were given to some of the Angola and Mozambique governors, who were restyled in full ''Alto-comissário e governador-geral'' (high commissioner and governor-general).