Lisbon Academy of Sciences
Class of Letters

Academia das Ciências de Lisboa
Formation	24 December 1779
Headquarters	Lisbon, Portugal
President	Artur Anselmo de Oliveira Soares
Website	www.acad-ciencias.pt

The Class of Letters (Portuguese: Classe de Letras) of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences holds an official consultative role on the Portuguese language in Portugal.

It was created by the queen Maria I of Portugal, on 24 December 1779, during the Age of Enlightenment.

It is based in Lisbon. The current president of the board is Adriano Moreira.

See also[edit]

• Academia Brasileira de Letras
• International Portuguese Language Institute
• Sciences Academy of Lisbon

External links[edit]

• Official website (in Portuguese)