Order of Camões
Ordem de Camões
Breast Star of the Order of Camões
Awarded by Portuguese Republic
TypeOrder
Established30 June 2021
MottoAqueles que por obras valerosas se vão da lei da morte libertando
("The Lieges who by deeds memorious brake from the doom that binds the vulgar dead", The Lusiads, Canto I)
EligibilityPortuguese and foreigners; military and civilian
CriteriaRelevant services to the Portuguese language and its international dissemination, and to the strengthening of cultural relations between Portuguese-speaking nations and communities.
Grand MasterPresident of Portugal
ChancellorManuela Ferreira Leite
GradesGrand Collar
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight/Dame
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Liberty
Next (lower)Order of Merit

Ribbon of the Order of Camões

The Order of Camões (Portuguese: Ordem de Camões) is a Portuguese order of knighthood originally created in 1985 but only fully integrated into the Portuguese honours system on 30 June 2021.[1][2] It commemorates Luís de Camões, considered Portugal's national poet.

It is a six-tier order, whose titles are awarded for relevant services to the Portuguese language and its international promotion, and to the strengthening of cultural relations between Portuguese-speaking peoples and communities.[1] The number of members in each grade is restricted by its constitution, and titles are conferred by special decree by the Grand Master of the Order, i.e., the President of Portugal.

Grades

The order includes several classes; in decreasing order of seniority, these are:

  • Grand Collar (Grande-Colar – GColCa)
  • Grand Cross (Grã-Cruz – GCCa)
  • Grand Officer (Grande-Oficial – GOCa)
  • Commander (Comendador – ComCa)
  • Officer (Oficial – OCa)
  • Knight/Dame (Cavaleiro – CvCa / Dama – DmCa)
  • Honorary Member (MHCa) (Membro Honorário) — for places or institutions, without indication of a specific grade

The special distinction of Grand Collar can be awarded only to heads of state.

Membership to the Order is conferred by the President, either on his own initiative, upon the recommendation of his Ministers or following nomination by the Council of the Order.

Recipients

Grand Collar

Grand Cross

References

  1. 1 2 "Decreto-Lei n.º 55/2021 de 29 de junho". Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Governo aprova integração da Ordem de Camões na Lei das Ordens Honoríficas" [Government approves the inclusion of the Order of Camões into the Law of the Honorific Orders]. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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