Folha de S. Paulo

Folha de S. Paulo is a Brazilian daily newspaper and appears in São Paulo. With a print run of 296 224 (2012 ), copies it has the second longest range of all daily newspapers in Brazil. The Folha now belongs to Grupo Folha, one of the country's most important media groups, which, in addition to the main blade has a 50 % stake in Valor Economico, in partnership with the organization Globo. Both companies are leaders in the Brazilian journalism, both in the segments of popular journalism, as well as in business journalism.

History

The actual beginning of the conservative newspaper began with the first edition of the Evening Gazette Folha de Noite, a newspaper of the urban middle class, which is originated from the time the coffee barons. They appeared for the first time on 19 February 1921. In July 1925, the morning edition Folha Manhã 24 years later the afternoon edition Folha Tarde came there to there. On January 1, 1960, the three editions of the company to the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo were summarized.

Among the publications, the Folha de S. Paulo published, are also the magazines saopaulo and Serafina and the Guia Folha ( Folha leaders ), as well as the newspaper Agora, the Revista da Hora.

It has undergone many changes in the checkered history of Brazil. In contrast to the rival newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper supported the new regime after the military coup of 1964 until the reign of Ernesto Geisel. In the 1970s, which led to a series of assassinations of leftist resistance groups against the offices of the sheet. Beginning of the 1980s supported a renewed editorial the civil rights movement Diretas Já. With the fall of the dictatorship and the restoration of press freedom Folha de S. Paulo became an important mouthpiece of public opinion and played a significant role in the 1992 impeachment of President Fernando Collor de Mello.

Today the newspaper exerts great influence on others opinion. It presents itself with a wide selection of information, usually divided into short, often illustrated articles. The paper tries to depict different views on controversial topics and relies heavily on graphics, diagrams and photographs.

The Group employs 9,000 people and generates around 7,000 indirect jobs more. It has also Datafolha, one of the most prestigious research institutions in the country, the book publishing Publifolha, a virtual bookstore Livraria as Folha, the news agency Folhapress, one of the largest and most advanced graphics facilities in Latin America ( CTG -F), Transfolha done, the distribution of Folha products of the group, a printing company for brochures of companies, various publishers and advertising agencies FolhaGráfica and the SPDL, a distribution and logistics company, which is run in collaboration with the newspaper " O Estado de S. Paulo ".