Editora Globo S.A. (Globo Editors) is a Brazilian publishing house, property of
Fundação Roberto Marinho. It began as a
bookstore
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called Livraria do Globo, created in
Porto Alegre
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, in December 1883, by Laudelino Pinheiro de Barcellos and Saturnino Alves Pinto.
History
The
bookstore
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"Livraria do Globo" begun as in a little store located at "Rua da Praia" Number 268. The bookstore was open daily from 6:30 am to 10:00 pm, including Saturdays. With a little business success, the bookstore started working as a copy and paperwork center, making bookbidings and other small services and the building where it was located underwent a slight remodeling.
Its first
branch store
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was created in
Santa Maria, near the old ferryway center of
Rio Grande do Sul
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. The "Livraria do Globo's" owners decided to create an own magazine, called "
Revista do Globo".
In the 1940s, the bookstore company reached its top success, with three
branch stores in ''Brazil's South Region'' and offices in
Rio de Janeiro
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and
São Paulo
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. In 1986, the bookstore was sold to
Rio Gráfica Editora
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, property of
Fundação Roberto Marinho, that decided to rename its publishing house to Editora Globo, which continues as the current name.
Main titles
These are the main titles published by Editora Globo (books are not included because there are innumerous titles published on many different subjects):
* Magazines
**
''Revista Época''
** ''
Revista Época São Paulo''
** ''
Revista Época Negócios''
** ''
Galileu
''Galileu'' is a science magazine in Brazil, which was founded in 1991. The magazine is owned by Editora Globo. ''Galileu'' was first called "Globo Ciência" (in English "Globo Science"). The current magazine is named after Galileo Galilei, or '' ...
''
** ''
Auto Esporte
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* An autonomous car
* An automatic transmission
* An auto rickshaw
* Short for automatic
* Auto (art), a form of Portuguese dramatic play
* ''Auto'' (film), 2007 Tamil comedy film
* Auto (play), ...
''
** ''
Casa & Jardim''
** ''
Crescer''
** ''
Criativa''
** ''
Globo Rural''
** ''
Marie Claire
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** ''
Pequenas Empresas & Grandes Negócios''
** ''
Quem''
** ''
Revista Fantástico''
** ''
Monet
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* Custom Magazines
** ''
Diva
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''
** ''
Viva Seda''
**
''Loony''
** ''
Renner''
* Books
**
Globo Livros
Globo (meaning ''globe'' in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian) may refer to:
*Grupo Globo, a Brazilian conglomerate primarily in mass media
**TV Globo, a television network
***GloboNews, a television 24-hour news channel
***Globo (Portuguese TV cha ...
* Websites
**
Valor Investe, investment news and information
Have been published 1002 books and 69 collections.
See also
*
Análise Editorial
*
Editora Abril
Editora Abril is a major Brazilian publisher and printing company and one of the biggest media holdings in Latin America. The company was founded in 1950 by Victor Civita in São Paulo and is now part of Grupo Abril.
Civita had initially founded h ...
References
External links
Editora Globo Official WebsiteBonelli Comics Official Website
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Book publishing companies of Brazil
Comic book publishing companies of Brazil
Grupo Globo subsidiaries
Companies based in Rio Grande do Sul
Mass media in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Mass media in São Paulo
Publishing companies established in 1883
Publishing companies established in 1986
Magazine publishing companies of Brazil
Mass media in Porto Alegre