''Lance!'' is a daily sports newspaper in

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, and its first edition was published in 1997. Its headquarters are located in Rio de Janeiro, and they print regional versions for some of the other

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History

Its tabloid format as well as its

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quickly became a success, and ''Lance!'' is also popular among Brazilian TV and radio sports journalists and reporters. Its 3000th edition was published on January 29, 2006. There are ''Lance!'' offices in Rio de Janeiro,

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

and

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 ...

, and they also publish regional versions in

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...

and

Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...

. ''Lance!'' also issues a weekly magazine called ''Lance! A+''; its first edition was published in 2000.

Trophies

The newspaper awards the winner of the first turn of the Série A with the

Troféu Osmar Santos Troféu Osmar Santos is an award given by the Brazilian newspaper Lance! to the winner of the first turn of the Série A. The trophy honors Osmar Santos, who is a former sports commentator. The award was created in 2004. Winners Titles by team ...

, while the second turn winner is awarded with the

Troféu João Saldanha Troféu João Saldanha is an award given by the Brazilian newspaper ''Lance!'' to the winner of the second half of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The trophy honors João Saldanha, who was a journalist and head coach, deceased on July 12, 199 ...

References

External links

Lance! official website
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