Manuel António Pina
ComIH (18 November 1943 – 19 October 2012) was a
Portuguese journalist and writer. In 2011 he was awarded the
Prémio Camões, the most important literary award in the
Portuguese language
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Pina was born in
Sabugal
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, and died, aged 68, in
Porto
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Awards
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Camões Prize
The Camões Prize (, ), named after Luís de Camões, is the most prestigious prize for literature in the Portuguese language. The prize was established in 1989 and is supported by the governments of Brazil and Portugal. It is awarded annually to ...
2011
References
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1943 births
2012 deaths
Portuguese journalists
Portuguese male journalists
Portuguese male writers
People from Sabugal
University of Coimbra alumni
Camões Prize winners