Empresa Folha da Manhã is a company owned by
Grupo Folha
Grupo Folha is the second largest Brazilian media conglomerate, after Grupo Globo. It was founded by Octávio Frias (1912–2007) and led by his son Luiz Frias since 1992.
The group publishes , the largest circulation paper in the country, whi ...
that runs dailies
Folha de S.Paulo and
Agora São Paulo and classified sheet ''Alô Negócios'', a paper that circulates in
Paraná State,
Brazil
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.
The company was founded in 1921 by a group of newsmen led by Olival Costa and Pedro Cunha, who launched the daily ''Folha da Noite'', a predecessor of ''Folha de S.Paulo''.
The company was formally registered one year later, according to Pedro Cunha, and besides the two main shareholders, it had three other partners: Antonio dos Santos Figueiredo, Mariano Costa and Ricardo de Figueiredo. In 1962, it was acquired by
Octavio Frias de Oliveira and
Carlos Caldeira.
Currently, the company is run by
Luiz Frias, son to Octavio Frias de Oliveira and CEO of the group since 1992.
Companies
Folha da Manhã controls the following companies, either directly or partially, through joint-ventures with other companies:
UOL – The leading Internet portal in Brazil; Folha owns 74% of the company, with managerial control; 25% of shares belong to a group of shareholders led by entrepreneur
João Alves de Queiroz Filho, principal at holding company
Hypermarcas.
Valor Econômico – The leading Brazilian business daily, a 50/50 joint-venture with the
Globo
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 ...
group. Shared management.
Plural
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- Plural, a joint-venture with US-based
Quad/Graphics and managed by Grupo Folha, is the largest offset printing operation in South America.
SPDL – A 50/50 joint-venture with the Estado Group, the company delivers newspapers for both partners. Shared management.
Besides the Folha, Agora and Alô Negócios newspapers, Folha da Manhã has the following business units:
Magazine Division – responsible for guides and magazines that are distributed as free inserts within Folha.
Datafolha
Datafolha is Grupo Folha's polling institute, founded in 1983 as the research department of Empresa Folha da Manhã S. A., and later on became a separate company able to serve external clients, from 1990. In 1995, it became a separate business uni ...
– one of the leading polling organizations in Brazil
Folhapress – news agency
Publifolha – a publishing house for books on journalism, tourism, languages, general reference, cooking and children’s tales.
Três Estrelas – a premium imprint for books on Humanities
Livraria da Folha Livraria da Folha ("Folha Bookstore") is one of Grupo Folha
Grupo Folha is the second largest Brazilian media conglomerate, after Grupo Globo. It was founded by Octávio Frias (1912–2007) and led by his son Luiz Frias since 1992.
The group p ...
– online bookstore
Transfolha – a delivery company that distributes print products and e-commerce packages
Folha Gráfica – provides printing services for corporations, publishing houses and advertising agencies
See also
*
Grupo Folha
Grupo Folha is the second largest Brazilian media conglomerate, after Grupo Globo. It was founded by Octávio Frias (1912–2007) and led by his son Luiz Frias since 1992.
The group publishes , the largest circulation paper in the country, whi ...
;
*
Folha de S.Paulo;
References
Grupo Folha
Mass media companies of Brazil
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