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                         Mario Lucio Sousa received Prize Miguel Torga (Photos) – Mario Lucio Sousa, writer and Minister of Culture of Cape Verde, was the winner of the literature prize Miguel Torga / City of Coimbra.
 
 This premium in the amount of five thousand euros, was delivered on Sunday, in Coimbra, the president of the municipality, Manuel Machado, a ceremony in the Main Hall of the City Council.
 
 At the time, Mario Lucio Sousa announced the fate of the prize. “Go to the full rehabilitation project of the old field Tarrafal prisoners, created by the Estado Novo in 1936. It is the only common heritage between Cape Verde and Portugal. In this fortress, Cape Verdean and Portuguese suffered together for freedom, “he said.
 
 Note that Mario Lucio Sousa won the Prize Miguel Torga / City of Coimbra by the work “Language Biography.”
 
 Presidential pride
 
 During his speech, Manuel Machado made sure also to ask for support to the State for the Classical Orchestra of the Center, which both have worked together with Cape Verde Orchestra.
 
 “I dare say that such high talents are worthy of attention of all promoters of cultural policies and assistance also from the Government”, said the Mayor of Coimbra, not to mention the happiness of the local authority in first assign the Literary Prize Miguel Torga to an author of a Portuguese-speaking country: “It is an added joy to the City Council to distinguish, for the first time, an author of another Lusophone country. So we honor also Miguel Torga, one of the most remarkable figures of Portuguese literature of the twentieth century, meticulous writer, defender of freedom, scrutinizing poet of nature and society of his time that, because of a comma, was able to spend a night sleepless … I like to think. ”
 
 It should be noted that at the end of the ceremony, Manuel Machado attributed to José Maria Neves, Cape Verde’s prime minister who was also present, a medal of the city.
 
 Finished the session in the Main Hall of the Municipality of Coimbra, gifts went to the Pavilion Central Portugal, where watched a called ‘The Time’ lecture, given by Mario Lucio Sousa, as well as the concert “Present Moment”, the Orchestra Classic Centre and Vasco Martins.
 
 Photos Ferreira Santos