''Sol'' (; Portuguese for ''Sun'') is a

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weekly national newspaper published every Saturday in Lisbon, Portugal. It leans on the right wing of the political spectrum.

History and profile

''Sol'' was first published on 16 September 2006. The paper was founded by José António Saraiva with the premise to compete with the long-established ''

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''. ''Sol'' is directly owned by Mário Ramires through Newsplex The circulation of ''Sol'' was 49,000 copies in 2008. The paper had a circulation of 33,089 copies in 2011.Imprensa: Circulation Portugal 2011
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'' which until now (2022) maintains a clearly leading position.

References

External links

Sol official website
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