Folha da Manhã
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 e , 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 Octavio Frias de Oliveira and .
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:
UOL – The leading Internet portal in Brazil; Folha owns 74% of the company, with managerial control; 25% of shares belong to a group of shareholders led by entrepreneur , principal at holding company Hypermarcas.
Valor Econômico – The leading Brazilian business daily, a 50/50 joint-venture with the Globo group. Shared management.
Plural - Plural, a joint-venture with US-based Quad/Graphics and managed by Grupo Folha, is the largest offset printing operation in South America.
– 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
Folhapress – news agency
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
Transfolha – a delivery company that distributes print products and e-commerce packages
– provides printing services for corporations, publishing houses and advertising agencies
See also[]
References[]
- Grupo Folha
- Mass media companies of Brazil
- Brazilian company stubs