The Camões Prize ( Portuguese : Prémio Camões , Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɾɛmju kaˈmõjʃ] ), named after Luís de Camões , is the most important prize for literature in the Portuguese language . It is awarded annually by the Portuguese Direção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Biblioteca (National Book, Archive an Libraries Department) and the Brazilian Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (National Library Foundation) to the author of an outstanding oeuvre of work written in Portuguese . The monetary award is of € 100,000, making it among the richest literary prizes in the world .
2-502: This award is considered the premier literary prize in the Portuguese-speaking world and is granted on the basis of the entirety of one's work. The Camões Prize is awarded annually, alternating between the two countries, and based on decision of a specially designated jury. The award consists of a cash amount resulting from the contributions from Brazil and Portugal, and is set annually by mutual agreement. The Camões Prize
4-923: 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. This Protocol was replaced by a new one between the Portuguese Republic and
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