Correio Da Manhã (Portugal)
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''Correio da Manhã'' () is a
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from
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. Published in
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, it is the most circulated daily newspaper in Portugal.


History and profile

''Correio da Manhã'' was established in 1979. The paper is based in
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. It is owned by the
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group and is published by its subsidiary. The company acquired the paper in 2000. Its sister newspaper is ''
Jornal de Negócios ''Jornal de Negócios'' (meaning ''Business Newspaper'' in English) is a Portuguese language business newspaper published in Lisbon, Portugal. History and profile ''Jornal de Negócios'' was started in 1997 as a finance website, being the first ...
''. Both papers are published in
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. The newspaper focuses mainly on crime, scandals and attention-grabbing headlines. It has a
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stance.


Circulation

''Correio da Manhã'' is regarded as the most read general newspaper in the country. In the period of 1995–1996 the paper had a circulation of 69,000 copies, making it the best-selling paper in the country. Between January and March 2003 the paper had a circulation of 118,000 copies. In 2003 it was the best selling newspaper in Portugal with a circulation of 107,000 copies. Its 2004 circulation was more than 100,000 copies. Next year its circulation was 119,431 copies. ''Correio da Manhã'' had a circulation of 111,585 copies in 2006. In 2007 the daily was the best-selling newspaper in Portugal with a circulation of 115,000 copies. Its 2008 circulation rose to 122,090 copies. In 2009 it was also the best-selling newspaper in the country. Between September and October 2013 ''Correio da Manhã'' had a circulation of 116,821 copies. It was 105,519 copies between January and August 2015.Correio da Manhã consolida liderança
cmjornal.xl.pt, retrieved 30 October 2015


Sports club

In 1981 the employees of ''Correio da Manhã'' founded a
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whose futsal team won the Portuguese Futsal League twice.


See also

*
List of newspapers in Portugal Below is a list of newspapers published in Portugal. List The number of national daily newspapers in Portugal was 32 in 1950, whereas it was 27 in 1965. Political newspapers * ''Avante!'', published by the Portuguese Communist Party * ''Esquerd ...


References


External links


''Correio da Manhã'' onlineAll the news from Portugal
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