Brecha is a Uruguayan
weekly newspaper
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History
Founded in 1985 by
Hugo Alfaro
Hugo Alfaro (Tala, Uruguay, 20 February 1917 – Montevideo, 16 March 1996) was a Uruguayan journalist, intellectual and film critic.
In his youth he contributed to the famous weekly newspaper ''Marcha''. Later, in 1985, he was the main founder o ...
and other journalists that had started their careers at
Marcha
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under the influence of
Carlos Quijano
Carlos Quijano (Montevideo, 21 March 1900 - Mexico, 10 June 1984) was a Uruguayan lawyer, politician, essayist and journalist.
He is especially remembered as the founder of ''Marcha (newspaper), Marcha''.
References
1900 births
1984 de ...
. As Quijano had died in 1984 in exile, they decided to take a new name, and try to continue with the original idea: an independent leftist weekly newspaper.
Together with ''
Búsqueda'', it is considered one of the two most influential political weekly newspapers in
Uruguay
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References
Newspapers established in 1985
1985 establishments in Uruguay
Newspapers published in Uruguay
Spanish-language newspapers
Mass media in Montevideo
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