Expresso (Portuguese newspaper)

The Expresso [ ɐjʃprɛsu ] is a Portuguese Saturday's appearing weekly. It was founded on January 6, 1973 by later Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemão in Lisbon and always has a liberal orientation. Editorial director were among the other Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1980-1983), Augusto Carvalho (1983-1984) and José António Saraiva (1984-2005), since 2005 directs Henrique Monteiro for the media group Impresa belonging newsletter. The Expresso belongs next to the Público and the Diário de Notícias of the most important regularly published newspapers in Portugal. What is needed is the Expresso et al because of its extensive business section as well as an extensive part with Job.

Since its inception, the Expresso appears on Saturdays, only in the years 1975 and 1976 was published the weekly newspaper at the urging of Pinto Balsemão semi- weekly, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Since 2006, the Expresso appears in Berliner format, the better to compete with the weekly Sol founded by former editorial director José António Saraiva 2005.

The end of 2008 the weekly edition amounted to 148 848 pieces. The Expresso was the winner of the 8th European Newspaper Award in the category weekly newspaper.