Portuguese Language Day

Posted on May 20, 2019

To celebrate the Portuguese Language Day (5th May) and the 20th anniversary of the Literature Nobel Prize being awarded to the Portuguese writer, José Saramago, the Diplomatic Missions of Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Mozambique and East Timor, in collaboration with the Portuguese lecturers from the University of Pretoria, organized a conference on the 16th May about José Saramago, Jorge Amado and other authors from CPLP countries, as well as an exhibition about Saramago at the Merensky 2 Library. You can visit the exhibition until the end of May.

Ambassador of Brazil in Pretoria (Your Excellence Nedilson Jorge)
Professor Rada Tirvassen (HOD Department of Ancient and Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Pretoria)
Mrs Carla de Abreu (lecturer Camões Institute, University of Pretoria)
Mrs Fernanda Kraemer (lecturer Rede Brasil Cultural, Brazilian Embassy)

 

- Author Carla De Abreu

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