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Camões Prize
Prémio Camões
CountryLusophone countries
Presented byDireção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Biblioteca (Portugal) and
Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (Brazil)
Reward(s)€100,000
First award1989
Websitehttp://livro.dglab.gov.pt/sites/DGLB/Portugues/premios/PremioCamoes/Paginas/PremioCamoes.aspx Edit this on Wikidata

The Camões Prize (Portuguese: Prémio Camões, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɾɛmju kaˈmõjʃ]), named after Luís de Camões, is the most prestigious prize for literature in the Portuguese language. The prize was established in 1989 and is supported by the governments of Brazil and Portugal. It is awarded annually to the author of an outstanding body of work written in Portuguese. Winners are selected by a jury and have included writers from Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Portugal. The monetary award is €100,000, making it among the richest literary prizes in the world. Past winners include José Saramago, Eugénio de Andrade, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, and Chico Buarque.

History

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The Camões Prize was first introduced by the Additional Protocol to the Cultural Agreement between the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil, dated 7 September 1966, which creates the Camões Prize, signed in Brasilia on 22 June 1988, and approved in Portugal by Decree No. 43/88 of 30 November 1988.[1]

This Protocol was replaced by a new one between the Portuguese Republic and the Federative Republic of Brazil, signed in Lisbon on 17 April 1999, approved by Portugal through Decree 47/99 in the official gazette of 5 November 1999.[2]

The first award was made in 1989, with the winner being Miguel Torga. In 2006, José Luandino Vieira became the first person to refuse the award.[3]

Description

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The Camões Prize is considered the most prestigious literary award in the Portuguese-speaking world.[4][5] It is awarded for a body of work that contributes to the dissemination and recognition of Portuguese language.[6] It is awarded annually by the Portuguese Direção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Biblioteca[7] (National Book, Archives and Libraries Department) and the Brazilian Fundação Biblioteca Nacional[8] (National Library Foundation). The award consists of a cash prize contributed by Brazil and Portugal. The value of the prize is set annually by agreement between the two countries, and currently stands at €100,000.

Writers in Portuguese from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries are considered for the prize. The winner is chosen by a specially designated jury, with representatives from Brazil, Portugal, and African countries with Portuguese as an official language.[4]

Past winners

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Year Author Country Genre(s) Ref(s)
1989 centro Miguel Torga (1907–1995)  Portugal poetry, short story, novel, drama, memoirs, essay
1990 João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)  Brazil poetry
1991 José Craveirinha (1922–2003)  Mozambique poetry, journalism
1992 Vergílio Ferreira (1916–1996)  Portugal novel, short story, memoirs, essay
1993 centro Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003)  Brazil novel, short story, translation, journalism, drama, memoirs, children's literature [9]
1994 centro Jorge Amado (1912–2001)  Brazil novel, short story, poetry, children's literature, biography, journalism
1995 centro José Saramago (1922–2010)  Portugal novel, short story, drama, poetry, memoirs, journalism, children's literature
1996 centro Eduardo Lourenço (1923–2020)  Portugal philosophy, literary criticism, essay
1997 centro "Pepetela"-Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (1941 – )  Angola novel, drama
1998 centro António Cândido de Mello e Sousa (1918–2017)  Brazil literary criticism, literary theory, essay, poetry
1999 centro Sophia de Mello Breyner (1919–2004)  Portugal poetry, short story, drama, children's literature, translation, essay
2000 Autran Dourado (1926–2012)  Brazil novel, short story, essay, memoirs
2001 centro Eugénio de Andrade (1923–2005)  Portugal poetry, children's literature, translation, short story
2002 centro Maria Velho da Costa (1938–2020)  Portugal novel, short story, drama, essay, screenplay
2003 Rubem Fonseca (1925–2020)  Brazil novel, short story, screenplay
2004 Agustina Bessa-Luís (1922–2019)  Portugal novel, short story, drama, essay, children's literature, biography, memoirs
2005 centro Lygia Fagundes Telles (1918 – 2022)  Brazil novel, short story
2006 José Luandino Vieira (1935 – ) – refused  Portugal /  Angola novel, short story, journalism, children's literature, translation [3]
2007 centro António Lobo Antunes (1942 – )  Portugal novel, short story
2008 centro João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941–2014)  Brazil novel, short story, journalism, children's literature, essay
2009 centro Arménio Vieira (1941 – )  Cape Verde poetry, journalism
2010 centro Ferreira Gullar (1930–2016)  Brazil poetry, short story, essay, art criticism, biography [10]
2011 Manuel António Pina (1943–2012)  Portugal poetry, children's literature, drama, short story, journalism [11]
2012 Dalton Trevisan (1925–2024)  Brazil short story [12]
2013 centro Mia Couto (1955 – )  Mozambique novel, short story, poetry [13]
2014 Alberto da Costa e Silva (1931–2023)  Brazil history, poetry, memoirs, essay, biography [14]
2015 Hélia Correia (1949 – )  Portugal novel, children's literature, drama, poetry [15]
2016 centro Raduan Nassar (1935 – )  Brazil short story, novel [16]
2017 centro Manuel Alegre (1936 – )  Portugal poetry, novel [17]
2018 centro Germano Almeida (1945 – )  Cape Verde novel [18]
2019 centro Chico Buarque (1944 – )  Brazil songwriting, novel, drama [19]
2020 Vítor Manuel de Aguiar e Silva (1939 –)  Portugal essay [20]
2021 Paulina Chiziane (1955 –)  Mozambique novel [21]
2022 Silviano Santiago (1936 –)  Brazil novel, essay, literary criticism [22]
2023 João Barrento (1940 –)  Portugal translation, essay [23]
2024 Adélia Prado (1935 –)  Brazil poetry [24]

Winners per country

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References

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  1. ^ "Decreto n.o 43/88" (PDF). Diário da República. November 11, 1988. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Decreto n.o 47/99" (PDF). Diário da República. November 5, 1999. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Lucas, Isabel (2006-05-25). "Luandino Vieira recusa Camões por "razões pessoais"". Diário de Notícias. Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  4. ^ a b "Camões Prize for Literature". Biblioteca Nacional. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  5. ^ Standish, Peter (26 March 1997). "Prizes". In Verity Smith (ed.). Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Routledge. p. 1252. ISBN 978-1-135-31425-5.
  6. ^ "João Barrento wins Camões Prize". Portugal.gov. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Arquivo de Notícias, na categoria Prémios". Direção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Bibliotecas (DGLAB) (in Portuguese). DGLAB. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  8. ^ "Prêmio Camões de Literatura". Biblioteca Nacional (in Portuguese). Biblioteca Nacional. 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  9. ^ "Rachel de Queiroz". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  10. ^ Schiavo, Leda. "Literature: Year In Review 2010: Portugal". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  11. ^ Queirós, Luís Miguel; Coelho, Alexandra Lucas (2011-05-12). "Manuel António Pina ganha prémio Camões" (in Portuguese). Publico. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  12. ^ "Literature: Brazilian author Dalton Trevisan awarded 'Camões Prize' – Portugal". Portuguese American Journal. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  13. ^ Andrade, Sérgio C. (2013-05-27). "Mia Couto é o vencedor do Prémio Camões 2013". Publico. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  14. ^ Carvalho, Cláudia Lima (2014-05-30). "O Prémio Camões 2014 é o brasileiro Alberto da Costa e Silva" (in Portuguese). Publico. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  15. ^ Queirós, Luís Miguel; Gomes, Kathleen; Coutinho, Isabel; Lucas, Isabel (2015-06-17). "Hélia Correia é a vencedora do Prémio Camões" (in Portuguese). Publico. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  16. ^ Marques, Ana Cristina (2016-05-30). "Raduan Nassar vence Prémio Camões de 2016" (in Portuguese). Observador. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  17. ^ Luís Miguel, Queirós (2017-06-08). "Manuel Alegre é o vencedor do Prémio Camões" (in Portuguese). Público. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  18. ^ "Cabo-verdiano Germano Almeida vence Prémio Camões 2018" (in Portuguese). Observador. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  19. ^ "Chico Buarque é o novo ganhador do prêmio Camões de literatura" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  20. ^ "Vítor Aguiar e Silva é o vencedor do Prémio Camões 2020". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  21. ^ "Prêmio Camões vai para escritora moçambicana Paulina Chiziane". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  22. ^ "Prêmio Camões 2022 vai para Silviano Santiago, crítico e autor de 'Machado'". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  23. ^ "Ensaísta e tradutor João Barrento vence Prémio Camões 2023". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  24. ^ "Prémio Camões para a poeta brasileira Adélia Prado". www.publico.pt (in European Portuguese). 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
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