Instituto Camões
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The Instituto Camões (in English Camoens or Camões Institute) is an institution created for the promotion of the Portuguese language and culture world-wide. The Instituto Camões has administrative and patrimonial autonomy, that, under the supervision of the Portuguese Minister of the Foreign Affairs, assures the co-ordination and execution of the external cultural policies of Portugal.
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Language centres
The Institute's Portuguese Language Centres (Centros de Língua Portuguesa or CLP) are centres which aim to promote the Portuguese language as well co-operation with different countries in the field of education.Locations
- Angola: Benguela and Lubango
- Argentina: Buenos Aires
- Cape Verde: Praia
- Czech Republic: Prague
- France: Lille, Lyon, and Poitiers
- Germany: Hamburg
- Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
- Hungary: Budapest
- India: Goa
- Indonesia: Jakarta (Instituto Português do Oriente)
- Mexico: Mexico City
- Mozambique: Beira, Maputo, and Nampula
- Poland: Lublin
- Romania: Bucharest
- São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé
- South Africa: Johannesburg
- South Korea: Pusan (Instituto Português do Oriente)
- Spain: Barcelona, Caceres, and Vigo
- Timor-Leste: Dili
- Tunisia: Tunis
- United Kingdom: Newcastle and Oxford
- United States: Newark
Cultural centres
The Institute's Portuguese cultural centres (Centros culturais portugueses) are centres whose aim is the promotion of cultural relations between Portugal and other countries, in particular in countries with which Portugal has strong historical and cultural ties.Locations
- (Luanda)
- (Brasília, São Paulo)
- (Praia, Mindelo)
- (Beijing and )
- (Paris)
- (Bissau)
- (New Delhi)
- (Tokyo)
- (Luxembourg)
- (Rabat, Casablanca)
- (Maputo, Beira)
- (São Tomé, Príincipe Island)
- (Dili)
- (Bangkok)
Origin of the name
The Instituto Camões was named in honour of Luís de Camões, the best-known Portuguese author.Recognition
In 2005, along with the Alliance française, the Società Dante Alighieri, the British Council, the Goethe-Institut and the Instituto Cervantes, the Instituto Camões was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for outstanding achievements in communications and the humanities.See also
External links
- [Instituto Camões] (in Portuguese)
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