António José Seguro congratulated musician Dino D’Santiago on winning the Latin Grammy, in the category of Best Brazilian Popular Music Album/Afro Brazilian Portuguese Music, together with Criolo and Amaro Freitas. The Head of State considers that this is the “recognition of the Portuguese language and Portuguese-speaking culture’s ability to bring peoples closer together, to cross influences and to win new audiences”.
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12/11/2026
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O President of the Republic congratulated, on Thursday night, the musician Dino D’Santiago for the conquest of the Latin Grammy, in the category of Best Album of Brazilian Popular Music/Afro Brazilian Music, together with Criolo and Amaro Freitas, for the album “Criolo, Amaro & Dino”.
“ This distinction represents an important international recognition of the talent, creativity and musical identity of Dino D’Santiago, as well as the ability of Portuguese language and Portuguese-speaking culture to bring peoples closer together, cross influences and conquer new audiences”, wrote António José Seguro in presidency page, shortly after the victory was known.
“To Dino D’Santiago, and to his partners in this achievement, the President of the Republic addresses warm congratulations and wishes for continued success”, notes the note.
The musician thanked the Portuguese language for receiving the award. “Capo Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe and Portugal. Thank you to this Portuguese language for making us a unique people”, he said to the microphone, flanked by Criolo and Amaro Freitas.
The trio was also named in the category of Best Song in Portuguese, which ended up being won by Johnny Hooker’s “Live and Die of Love in Latin America”.