# The first Camões Prize winners (1989–1999)

The writers awarded the Camões Prize from its first edition in 1989 to 1999.

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- Feb 6, 2021 · João Carvalho
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## Top 11

1. **Miguel Torga** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Portugal, 1989. The first winner; Bichos and his Diary.
2. **João Cabral de Melo Neto** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Brazil, 1990. The Death and Life of a Severino.
3. **José Craveirinha** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mozambique, 1991. Poet of Xigubo.
4. **Vergílio Ferreira** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Portugal, 1992. Aparição.
5. **Rachel de Queiroz** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Brazil, 1993. The Year Fifteen; the first woman to win.
6. **Jorge Amado** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Brazil, 1994. Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon.
7. **José Saramago** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Portugal, 1995. Three years before his Nobel.
8. **Eduardo Lourenço** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Portugal, 1996. Essayist of O Labirinto da Saudade.
9. **Pepetela** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Angola, 1997. Mayombe.
10. **Antonio Candido** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Brazil, 1998. Critic, author of Formação da Literatura Brasileira.
11. **Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Portugal, 1999. Poet of Mar Novo and children's stories.

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