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Respect. (from the lat. respectu) n. 1. respect; 2. consideration; high regard; 3. deference; compliance; veneration; 4. honour; worship; 5. relation; refererence...
We believe that everyone should be respected for their work, for their attitudes, opinions and options.
Rigor. (from the lat. rigore) n. 1. harshness; strength; 2.fig., severity; punctuality; accuracy.
There is no "more or less levelled", "more or less upright”, "more or less clean" or "more or less safe", but rather “levelled”, "upright”, "clean” and “safe". The rigour is reflected in our procedures, in time and in the rules to follow. In the light of moral and principles, being severe means being rigorous.
Passion. (from the lat. passione) n. 1. intense and usually violent feeling (affection, joy, hate, etc.) which hinders the exercise of impartial logic; 2. derived from a feeling; 3. great predilection; 4. partiality; 5. great grief; immense suffering...
Under the sign of passion – a text of the Portuguese poet Regina Guimarães – is our icon. Passion is to reveal great enthusiasm for something, favourable encouragement or opposite to something.
It is the sensibility transmitted by an architect or engineer through work.
Passion is the dedication to a project. Passion is a state of warm soul.
Loyalty. (from the lat. legalitate) n. the quality of being loyal; fidelity; sincerity.
Respect for the principles and rules that guide the honour and probity. Faithfulness to commitments and agreements undertaken, staunch character.
To remain loyal to the business partners because we depend on them and they depend on us.
Being trustworthy for being loyal.
Solidarity. (from the lat. solidare) n. 1. the quality of being solidary; 2. reciprocal responsibility among the members of a group, namely social, professional, etc.; 3. sense of sharing another’s suffering.
Being solidary is being a friend, offering our hand with genuine generosity and bringing joy and human warmth to those who, somehow, are marginalized. Being solidary is being more human. A solidary company is recognized as a fair and non-selfish company. A solidary company is a preferred choice in business. It is a more competitive company. Volunteering is a vehicle to solidarity. It is modern, fair, cultured, friend, it is a noble gesture of moral elevation.
Courage. (from the lat. coraticum) n. 1. bravery facing danger; intrepidity; to have audacity; 2. moral force before a suffering or setback; 3. [fig.] to input energy when performing a difficult task; perseverance...
Courage is essential in our life. Courage to face less pleasant situations when complex issues come up, not expecting random resolutions.
It is a value that we must highlight as opposed to the fearful, cowardly and laziness.
The courage to react to criticism not with an attitude of demotivation or sadness, but rather to search for the means and the action to overcome its own reason. This kind of courage, which is also an intellectual courage, is highly recommended.
Ambition. (from the lat. ambitione) n. 1. vehement desire of wealth, honours or glories; 2. expectation about the future; aspiration; 3. lust; greed…
Vehement desire to achieve a particular goal. Ambition not to resign ourselves. Ambition to take the best potential from ourselves. Ambition to deserve ourselves. Ambition to be athletes in our top-level competitive jobs. Ambition to beat our brands. Ambition to get the best deals with the maximum value, due to the high levels of proficiency and efficiency.
Esthetics. ESTHETICS (from the Greek aisthetiké, "sensitive") n.f. 1. Philosophy branch of philosophy that studies the beauty and nature of artistic phenomena; 2. author's own style, time, etc.; 3. harmony of shapes and colors, beauty; 4. set of techniques and treatments that aim to beautify the body.
We decided to build the company's economic foundations under a cultured, cosmopolitan and cool image. Because it is a charming state of being. Good taste because we are sustainable and we respect the planet. Good taste because we are sensitive. Good taste just because.
Responsibility. (from the lat respondere) n. the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; a form of trustworthiness.
We must be certain that, before a choice, we chose what is best for both of us and not just the best for each one. Each employee is responsible for his negotiated activity and co-responsible if the co-worker does not fulfil his own task, thus preventing the common goal. A team is a set of individuals - is a whole. In the business game, as in social or family contexts, everyone must comply with their own relative position and we shall not permit that one of ours fails to be in our team.
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In October, the author had already won the PEN Poetry Prize for the same work, published by Assírio & Alvim.
Poet Luís Quintais (Luena, Angola, 1968) won this year’s dst Grand Prize for Literature, worth 15,000 euros, for his work *Nocturama* (Assírio & Alvim), the company that awards the prize announced on Thursday.
In a statement, dst noted that the prize “recognizes a work that confirms the uniqueness of Luís Quintais’s literary journey,” describing him as “one of the most consistent voices in contemporary Portuguese poetry.”
The jury, chaired by José Manuel Mendes of the Portuguese Writers’ Association and also comprising Cândido de Oliveira Martins and Carlos Mendes de Sousa, highlights in Luís Quintais’s work “a remarkable construction of language, a poetics that intertwines thought and emotion—both in biographical accounts and in the analysis of social reality—and a style in which a sense of proportion often proves compelling.”
“Notations of light and shadow as evidence of refined creative energy and ingenuity” are other characteristics highlighted by the jury, for whom Luís Quintais’s work, “from book to book, has distinguished itself through an admirable uniqueness.”
For the poet and essayist—an anthropologist by training—it is “very gratifying” to receive the dst Grand Prize for Literature, especially as it honors what he considers to be one of his “most significant books in a career that will mark its 30th anniversary in 2026.”
Last October, Luís Quintais had already received the PEN Poetry Prize for the same work—the second of his career, after receiving the same honor in 2015 for *O Vidro*.
José Teixeira, president of dstgroup, emphasizes that “the dst Grand Prize for Literature continues to affirm literature as a space for thought, reflection, and the construction of meaning.”
As for Luís Quintais’s work, the businessman believes it “confirms the power of the poetic word as an instrument of lucidity, resistance, and revelation.”
“There are books that illuminate and eliminate the existential void and restore the purpose and meaning of life. There are books that prove to us that poetry can save the economy. *Nocturama* is one of those books,” he added.
The award ceremony will take place on June 27 at Theatro Circo in Braga.
On the same day, Luís Quintais will participate in a conversation open to the public at MUZEU — Pensamento e Arte Contemporânea dst, an event that will bring the author and readers together.
According to the dst group, this year’s edition of the award, dedicated to poetry, “reaffirms the relevance of a prize that, over more than three decades, has honored some of the most important voices in contemporary Portuguese literature.”
Alternating annually between poetry and prose, the dst Grand Prize for Literature counts among its past winners authors such as Luísa Costa Gomes, José Viale Moutinho, Teolinda Gersão, João de Melo, Lídia Jorge, João Luís Barreto Guimarães, and Fernando Guimarães.
Last year, the winning work was *Visitar Amigos e Outros Contos* by Luísa Costa Gomes.