Prêmio Jabuti

The Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize") is the most important and well-known literary award in Brazil. It was created in 1958 by Edgard Cavalheiro.

Since its first edition in 1959 many new categories have been added, and today it covers numerous literary and related categories:

• Translation

• Architecture and Urban Studies, Photography, Communications and Arts

• Literary Criticism and Literary Theory

• Illustration for Children's Literature or Young Adult Literature

• Exact Sciences, Technology and Information Technology

• Education, Psychology and Psychoanalysis

• Journalism

• Pedagogy

• Economics, Business Administration, Business

• Law

• Biography

• Cover Art

• Poetry

• Social Sciences

• Natural Sciences and Health Sciences

• Short Stories and Crônicas

• Children's Literature

• Young Adult Literature

• Novels

External links

• Prêmio Jabuti website - in Portuguese
• (Portuguese) A history of the Prêmio Jabuti