Macao Brings 20 Chinese Classics to Portuguese
Portuguese-speaking readers and language learners will gain a decade of translated Chinese literature in batches.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Language Learning
Macao SAR has signed a decade-long publishing accord with Sao Paulo State University Press to release 20 Chinese classics in Portuguese. The deal was signed at the closing ceremony of a two-day international forum on mutual learning among civilizations.
Why it matters
The agreement expands access to Chinese literature for Portuguese-language readers, offering a structured, long-term route for translated Chinese texts to reach students of Portuguese and Chinese across Brazil and beyond. It was announced at a forum that drew about 300 representatives from more than 20 countries and regions.
The accord is documented through an official signed agreement and forum records, with the 20-title target and 10-year term set out in the deal. The source does not identify the specific titles or publication timetable, leaving the release pace unresolved.
The players
Macao SAR Culture and Sports Bureau
The Macao government body that signed the publishing accord and oversees cultural exchange for the region.
Sao Paulo State University Press
The university press of the Sao Paulo State University system in Brazil, the publishing partner releasing the Portuguese translations.
University of Macau
A public university in Macao whose Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre will manage the pact.
The details
The Culture and Sports Bureau of Macao SAR and Sao Paulo State University Press signed the publishing deal at the closing ceremony of the forum. The Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre at the University of Macau will manage the pact, and the works will be produced in batches. The bilingual anthology, planned and published by the Association of Publication of Cultural Education of Macao, grew out of a column jointly started in 2023 by Macao Daily News and Portugal's Diário de Notícias, and it pairs about 150 articles in Chinese with about 150 in Portuguese.
Timeline
2023: Macao Daily News and Diário de Notícias jointly launch the source column
Tuesday, November 10, 2026: publishing accord signed at the forum closing ceremony
Education Landscape
The accord builds on the 2023 bilingual column launched by Macao Daily News and Diário de Notícias, moving that newspaper partnership into a book-publishing commitment. It reflects a broader pattern of Macao positioning itself as a bridge between Chinese-speaking and Portuguese-speaking communities.
Learners of Portuguese or Chinese may find more translated literature available over the coming decade as titles are released in batches. Students who want to build reading skills in either language can use bilingual anthologies like this one as a practice resource once they are published.
The takeaway
Long-term translation accords like this one can give language learners a steady stream of reading material over many years. Readers interested in bilingual texts can watch for batch releases from the university press involved.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by China Daily Asia.
