''CartaCapital'' is a weekly
Brazil
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ian
newsmagazine
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published in
Santana do Parnaíba,
São Paulo
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and
João Pessoa,
Paraíba and distributed throughout the country by Editora Confiança. The main focuses of the magazine are
politics
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,
economy
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,
social issues and
culture
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.
History
''CartaCapital'' was created as a monthly magazine in 1994 by
Mino Carta
Demetrio "Mino" Carta (Genoa, 6 September 1933) is an Italian-born Brazilian journalist, publisher and writer. Carta helped in the creation of ''Veja (magazine), Veja'', ''Istoé'' and ''CartaCapital'', three of the four leading newsmagazines cur ...
,
an
Italo-Brazilian
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journalist. In 1968, Carta founded Brazil's leading newsmagazine ''
Veja'' alongside
Victor Civita Victor Civita (February 9, 1907 - August 24, 1990) was an Italian-Brazilian journalist and publisher. His family emigrated from Italy to New York in 1938 following passage of the Race Law.
In 1949 Civita relocated his family to Brazil, where he e ...
. Eight years later, he founded ''
IstoÉ'', another popular newsmagazine. Unsatisfied with the result of the magazines he helped to create, Carta founded ''CartaCapital'' as an alternative to these. ''CartaCapital'' is noted for its small crew; it only has eleven journalists.
The magazine was published on a monthly until 1996 when its frequency was switched to biweekly.
[ Its frequency was changed to weekly in 2002. The magazine is known for supporting causes in a biased way, such as ]Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist, and former metalworker who is the president-elect of Brazil. A member of the Workers' Party ...
's both candidatures, the legalization of abortion in all cases, the maintenance of the current age of criminal responsibility and the extradition
Extradition is an action wherein one jurisdiction delivers a person accused or convicted of committing a crime in another jurisdiction, over to the other's law enforcement. It is a cooperative law enforcement procedure between the two jurisdi ...
of Cesare Battisti to Italy, among other polemic issues. Carta argues that the magazine does it to avoid hiding in a curtain of impartiality and not being honest to its readers.
''CartaCapital'' is a declared left-wing publication but has in its staff Antonio Delfim Netto, Minister of Economy during the right-wing military dictatorship. Besides his participation in a right-wing government, Antonio Delfim Netto is a Keynesian
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.
The magazine openly supported Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first ...
's government, although the article in which Mino Carta put and explained his position was later removed without notice.
''CartaCapital'' also publishes an educational magazine titled ''Carta na Escola'' on a monthly basis. It is dedicated to teachers, advising them on how to discuss the news with their students.
Recent circulation history
Notable contributors
*Márcio Alemão
Márcio José Narciso (born January 21, 1981), known as Márcio Alemão, is a Brazilian footballer who most recently plays for Saipa in the Iran Pro League.
Club career
In 2009, Narciso played 17 games for Guarani Futebol Clube
Guarani ...
*Paulo Henrique Amorim
Paulo Henrique dos Santos Amorim (22 February 1942 – 10 July 2019) was a Brazilian blogger and journalist.
Biography
Amorim worked as a sociologist and political scientist for many of the larger networks of the Brazilian mass media, such as ...
*Nirlando Beirão
*Wálter Fanganiello Maierovitch
*Antônio Delfim Netto
Antônio Delfim Netto (born May 1, 1928) is a Brazilian economist, former Minister of Finance, Agriculture, and Planning of Brazil, professor
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-s ...
*José Onofre
*Sócrates
Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with sty ...
*Pedro Alexandre Sanches
*Ana Paula Sousa
*Drauzio Varella
Antônio Drauzio Varella (Brazilian Portuguese: ; born May 3, 1943 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian doctor, educator, scientist and medical science popularizer in the press and TV, as well as best-selling author. In addition to medicine, ...
*Thomaz Wood Jr.
*Maurício Dias
*Jean Wyllys
Jean Wyllys (born Jean Wyllys de Matos Santos on 10 March 1974 in Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian lecturer, journalist and politician who rose to fame after winning the fifth season of '' Big Brother Brasil''. He was also notable as ...
*Vladimir Safatle
* Djamila Ribeiro
References
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External links
''CartaCapital'' official website
''Carta na Escola'' official website
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