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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[edit] 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 as to co-operate with different countries in the field of education.

[edit] Locations

New centres are presently being established in Paris, Dakar, Poitiers, Windhoek, Antwerp, Stockholm, Vienna, and in the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa and of the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Locations

There are also delegations in Berlin (Germany), Brussels (Belgium), and Vigo (Spain).

[edit] Origin of the name

The Instituto Camões was named in honour of Luís de Camões, the best-known Portuguese author.

[edit] 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.

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