Folha da Manhã
Industry | Media |
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Founded | 1921 |
Headquarters | Brazil |
Empresa Folha da Manhã is a company owned by Grupo Folha that runs dailies Folha de S.Paulo and Agora São Paulo and classified sheet Alô Negócios, a paper that circulates in Paraná State, Brazil.
The company was founded in 1921 by a group of newsmen led by Olival Costa and Pedro Cunha, who launched the daily Folha da Noite, a predecessor of Folha de S.Paulo.
The company was formally registered one year later, according to Pedro Cunha, and besides the two main shareholders, it had three other partners: Antonio dos Santos Figueiredo, Mariano Costa and Ricardo de Figueiredo. In 1962, it was acquired by
Currently, the company is run by Luiz Frias, son to Octavio Frias de Oliveira and CEO of the group since 1992.
Companies
Folha da Manhã controls the following companies, either directly or partially, through joint-ventures with other companies:
SPDL – A 50/50 joint-venture with the Estado Group, the company delivers newspapers for both partners. Shared management.
Besides the Folha, Agora and Alô Negócios newspapers, Folha da Manhã has the following business units:
Magazine Division – responsible for guides and magazines that are distributed as free inserts within Folha.
Datafolha – one of the leading polling organizations in Brazil
Publifolha – a publishing house for books on journalism, tourism, languages, general reference, cooking and children’s tales.
Três Estrelas – a premium imprint for books on Humanities
Livraria da Folha – online bookstore
Folha Gráfica – provides printing services for corporations, publishing houses and advertising agencies
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