The ''Diário Oficial da União'' (literally ''Official Journal of the Union''), abbreviated DOU, is the
official journal
A government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually establis ...
of the
federal government
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governin ...
of
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It is published since 1 October 1862 and was created via the imperial decree 1.177, of September 9 of the same year, as the ''Official Journal of the Empire of Brazil''. Its current name was adopted after Brazil became a federal republic, and the “Union” came into being as the legal personality of the new federal government. The official journal is published by the
Brazilian National Press.
Though the journal has been published since 1862, it had many predecessors, as follows:
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Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro
''Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro'' was the first newspaper to be published in Brazil. 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 an ...
(10/9/1808 - 29.12.1821)
#Gazeta do Rio (1/1/1822 - 31/12/1822)
#Diário do Governo (2/1/1823 - 28/6/1833)
#Diário Fluminense (21/5/1824 - 24/4/1831)
#Correio Oficial (1/7/1833 - 30/6/1836) e (2/1/1830 - 30/12/1840)
#Without proper journal (31/12/1840 - 30/8/1846)
#Gazeta Oficial do Império do Brasil (1/9/1846 - 31/7/1848)
#Diário do Rio de Janeiro (1/6/1821 - 30/10/1878) - it published government material from 2/1/1841 - 30/8/1846 and from 1848 - 1862
#Diário Oficial (16/11 - 28/11/1889)
#Diário Oficial da República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil (24/11/1889 - 31/12/1891)
#Diário Oficial - 1/1/1892 - current one
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Government of Brazil
Government gazettes
Publications established in 1862
1862 establishments in Brazil
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