N June we are celebrating the great poet Luís Vaz de Camões. Born in 1524, Camões died in 1580, 10th June.

Camoes, maybe better than anybody else, gave artistic expression to the collective Portugueseadventure of reaching and connecting by sea, six centuries ago,allcontinents of this planet.

His most famous work, OS LUSIADAS, is an epic poem that describes Vasco da Gama`s voyage from Lisbon to India and back, in 1498.

Honouring Luis de Camoes, Portugalalso pay respect toitsgloballanguage,Portuguese, spread all around the world, and to its rich Culture. •