The Secretariado Nacional de Informação, Cultura Popular e Turismo (National Information, Popular Culture and Tourism Secretariat), usually known as the Secretariado Nacional de Informação or SNI, was the public organization responsible for political propaganda, public information, communications, tourism and cultural activity during the Estado Novo regime in Portugal.
[1] It was based out of the Palácio Foz [pt], on Restauradores Square, in Lisbon.
[1][2] The SNI developed an important role in the area of fine arts, film, theater, dance, literature (including the introduction of literary prizes), folklore, publishing, etc.
[1] In 1968, it became the Secretaria de Estado da Informação e Turismo (SEIT; State Secretariat of Information and Tourism).
[1] The SPN (and, after a hiatus, the SNI) gave out the Prémio Gil Vicente between 1935 and 1962, with the exception of the years 1943, 1946–1953, 1957, 1959, and 1960.