''Estado de Minas'' (abbreviated ''EM'') is a Brazilian

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published in the capital of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

state,

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

. Its foundation dates as late as 1928, and one year later it was bought by

Assis Chateaubriand Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo (pronounced ), also nicknamed Chatô (October 4, 1892 – April 4, 1968), was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, politician and diplomat. He was founder and director of the then main press chain o ...

Diários Associados The Diários Associados, or Associated Dailies, are a union of Brazilian communication media created by Assis Chateaubriand. Diários Associados owned Rede Tupi, the first Brazilian television network, through its affiliate, the Rede de Emissor ...

. ''EM'' is the most traditional and respected publication of Minas, and the highest-selling

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of the state, with a daily average of 83,787 copies through 2012. It is only surpassed in Minas by tabloid ''Super Notícia'', and ranks 14th among all publications of Brazil. It is also considered one of the most important and respected Brazilian newspapers.

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* Daily newspapers published in Brazil Mass media in Belo Horizonte Diários Associados Publications established in 1928 1928 establishments in Brazil {{brazil-newspaper-stub