''Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro'' was the first newspaper to be published in

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. It was printed twice a week. It was pro government for the then Portuguese rulers of Brazil. Its editor was Friar José Tiburcio Rocha. It was renamed Gazeta in 1821 and shutdown after Brazil got

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