Camões Prize

Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The Camões Prize (Template:Langx, Template:IPA), 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 Template:Currency, 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

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="refuse" />

Description

The Camões Prize is considered the most prestigious literary award in the Portuguese-speaking world.<ref name="brcam">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Smith1997">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> It is awarded for a body of work that contributes to the dissemination and recognition of Portuguese language.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is awarded annually by the Portuguese Direção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Biblioteca<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (National Book, Archives and Libraries Department) and the Brazilian Fundação Biblioteca Nacional<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (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 Template:Currency.

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.<ref name="brcam" />

Past winners

Year	Author		Country	Genre(s)	Ref(s)
1989		Miguel Torga (1907–1995)	Template:POR	poetry, short story, novel, drama, memoirs, essay
1990		João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)	Template:BRA	poetry
1991		José Craveirinha (1922–2003)	Template:MOZ	poetry, journalism
1992		Vergílio Ferreira (1916–1996)	Template:POR	novel, short story, memoirs, essay
1993		Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003)	Template:BRA	novel, short story, translation, journalism, drama, memoirs, children's literature	<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1994	centro	Jorge Amado (1912–2001)	Template:BRA	novel, short story, poetry, children's literature, biography, journalism
1995		José Saramago (1922–2010)	Template:POR	novel, short story, drama, poetry, memoirs, journalism, children's literature
1996		Eduardo Lourenço (1923–2020)	Template:POR	philosophy, literary criticism, essay
1997		"Pepetela"-Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (1941 – )	Template:ANG	novel, drama
1998		António Cândido de Mello e Sousa (1918–2017)	Template:BRA	literary criticism, literary theory, essay, poetry
1999		Sophia de Mello Breyner (1919–2004)	Template:POR	poetry, short story, drama, children's literature, translation, essay
2000		Autran Dourado (1926–2012)	Template:BRA	novel, short story, essay, memoirs
2001		Eugénio de Andrade (1923–2005)	Template:POR	poetry, children's literature, translation, short story
2002		Maria Velho da Costa (1938–2020)	Template:POR	novel, short story, drama, essay, screenplay
2003		Rubem Fonseca (1925–2020)	Template:BRA	novel, short story, screenplay
2004		Agustina Bessa-Luís (1922–2019)	Template:POR	novel, short story, drama, essay, children's literature, biography, memoirs
2005		Lygia Fagundes Telles (1918 – 2022)	Template:BRA	novel, short story
2006		José Luandino Vieira (1935 – ) – refused	Template:POR / Template:ANG	novel, short story, journalism, children's literature, translation	<ref name="refuse">Template:Cite web</ref>
2007		António Lobo Antunes (1942 – )	Template:POR	novel, short story
2008		João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941–2014)	Template:BRA	novel, short story, journalism, children's literature, essay
2009		Arménio Vieira (1941 – )	Template:CPV	poetry, journalism
2010		Ferreira Gullar (1930–2016)	Template:BRA	poetry, short story, essay, art criticism, biography	<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
2011		Manuel António Pina (1943–2012)	Template:POR	poetry, children's literature, drama, short story, journalism	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012		Dalton Trevisan (1925–2024)	Template:BRA	short story	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013		Mia Couto (1955 – )	Template:MOZ	novel, short story, poetry	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014		Alberto da Costa e Silva (1931–2023)	Template:BRA	history, poetry, memoirs, essay, biography	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015		Hélia Correia (1949 – )	Template:POR	novel, children's literature, drama, poetry	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016		Raduan Nassar (1935 – )	Template:BRA	short story, novel	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017		Manuel Alegre (1936 – )	Template:POR	poetry, novel	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2018		Germano Almeida (1945 – )	Template:CPV	novel	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019	centro	Chico Buarque (1944 – )	Template:BRA	songwriting, novel, drama	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020		Vítor Manuel de Aguiar e Silva (1939 –)	Template:PRT	essay	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2021	File:Paulina Chiziane by Otávio de Souza.jpg	Paulina Chiziane (1955 –)	Template:MOZ	novel	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022	File:Silviano Santiago, Ganador del Premio José Donoso 2014.jpg	Silviano Santiago (1936 –)	Template:BRA	novel, essay, literary criticism	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2023		João Barrento (1940 –)	Template:PRT	translation, essay	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024		Adélia Prado (1935 –)	Template:BRA	poetry	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025		Ana Paula Tavares (1952-(	Template:ANG	poetry	date= 2025-10-08\| title= Poeta angolana Ana Paula Tavares vence o Prêmio Camões 2025\|url=https://veja.abril.com.br/mundo/poeta-angolana-ana-paula-tavares-vence-o-premio-camoes-2025/%7C website= Veja online\|language=pt-BR]</ref>