Prêmio Jabuti
The Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize") is a 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:
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 Chronicles
Children's Literature
Young Adult Literature
Novels
Partial selection of winners
1959
Jorge Amado, Novel
Jorge Medauar, Stories / novels
Associação dos Geógrafos Brasileiros (Seção São Paulo), Literary Studies (Essays)
Mário da Silva Brito, Literary History
