Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Parabéns!
Congratulations to our Prize Winners!
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE
Level I
The Moacyr Scliar Prize (formerly known as the Machado de Assis Prize) for Best Level I Portuguese Language Student (PORT 1001 and PORT 1002)
(Sponsor: Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil)
2017-2018: Thalia S. VIDALE
2016-2017: Cherise J. KING
2015-2016: Shane S. PRINCE
2014-2015: Rhia C. MAHABIR
2013-2014: Shanice S. HARRIGIN and Khadesha A. LA TOUCHE
2012-2013: Varsha CHOTOO
2011-2012: Maria SALAZAR
2010-2011: Janine R. LUTCHMAN
2009-2010: Vinita A. MANOO
2008-2009: Rachel WELLS
2007-2008: Ricardo N. GONZALES
2004-2005: Erlene KOWLESSAR
Moacyr Scliar was born in 1937 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul with Jewish Bessarabian roots (Bessarabia is mostly in modern Moldova). He was a prolific writer and author of over 100 books of a variety of literary genres, including short stories, novels, young adult fiction, children's books and essays.
Level II
The Clarice Lispector Prize for Best Level II Portuguese Language Student (PORT 2001 and PORT 2002)
(Sponsor: Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil)
2017-2018: Ariel V. BARTHOLOMEW
2016-2017: Shane S. PRINCE
2015-2016: Sophia LEPS
2014-2015: Ria T. THOMAS
2013-2014: Indira C. NOWBUT
2012-2013: Carissa A. MARTINEZ
2011-2012: Janine R. LUTCHMAN
2010-2011: Vinita A. MANOO
2009-2010: Biana D. MEZA-SINGH
2008-2009: Schezelle FLEMING
2007-2008: Jamie S. DAVIS
Clarice LISPECTOR was born in 1920 in the Ukraine. She was a writer acclaimed internationally for her innovative novels and short stories; she was also a journalist and a translator. She is the subject of numerous books, and references to her and her work are common in Brazilian literature and music.
Level III
The João Guimarães Rosa Prize for Best Level III Portuguese Language Student (PORT 3001 and PORT 3002)
(Sponsor: Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil)
2017-2018:
2016-2017: Atarah C.ALFRED
2015-2016: Ria T. THOMAS
2014-2015: Varsha CHOTOO
2013-2014: Janine R. LUTCHMAN
2012-2013: Courses not offered
2011-2012: Karice A. KING
2010-2011: Ricardo N. GONZALES
2009-2010: Jabari P. FRASER
2008-2009: Orissa NATHANIEL
2007-2008: Jonathan DE MATAS
2004-2005: Ricardo Antonio CHACÍN
João GUIMARÃES ROSA, born in 1908 in Minas Gerais, was a Brazilian novelist, considered by many to be one of the greatest Brazilian novelists born in the 20th century. His best known work is the novel Grande Sertão: Veredas(translated as The Devil to Pay in the Backlands). Some people consider this work to be the Brazilian equivalent of Ulysses.
The Câmara Cascudo Prize for Brazilian Culture (PORT 1003 and PORT 2003)
(Sponsor: Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil)
(Not awarded in 2017-2018)
2016-2017: Marlon DE BIQUE
2015-2016: Sophia LEPS
2014-2015: Shastri JAGROO and Bertisha PACHECO
2013-2014: Indira C. NOWBUT
Luís da CÂMARA CASCUDO was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, in northeastern Brazil in 1898. He was an anthropologist, folklorist, journalist, historian, lawyer and lexicographer. He dedicated himself to the study and teaching of Brazilian culture, and lived his entire life in Natal.
Joaquim Maria MACHADO DE ASSIS was born in 1839 in Rio de Janeiro. He is considered the greatest Brazilian writer of all time, and one of the world's greatest novelists and short story writers. He was also included on American literary critic Harold Bloom's list of the greatest 100 geniuses of literature, alongside writers such as Dante, Shakespeare and Cervantes.
