The Camões Prize (Portuguese, Prémio Camões), named after Luís de Camões is the most important literary prize for the Portuguese language. It is awarded annually by the Portuguese Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (National Library Foundation) and the Brazilian Departamento Nacional do Livro (National Book Department) to the author of an outstanding work written in Portuguese.
It is often regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in Literature for works in Portuguese. The monetary award is of 100,000 euros.