Opinion: Macao vs Macau: what's in a name? The former Portuguese colony, province and 'enclave' in China has undergone more title changes than you might imagine : vimarsana.com

Opinion: Macao vs Macau: what's in a name? The former Portuguese colony, province and 'enclave' in China has undergone more title changes than you might imagine

Macau is the Portuguese spelling of Macao, the official name others now use, whose roots lie in the territory’s Chinese name. Macau has also been at different times a colony, province and ‘enclave’.

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