Folha de S.Paulo
Folha de S.Paulo (sometimes spelled Folha de São Paulo), also known as simply Folha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfoʎɐ], Sheet), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name Folha da Noite and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã company.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Grupo Folha |
| Founder(s) | Olival Costa Pedro Cunha |
| Editor | Sérgio Dávila |
| Founded | 19 February 1921 |
| Political alignment | Pluralism Nonpartisanism |
| Language | Portuguese English Spanish |
| Headquarters | Alameda Barão de Limeira, 425, São Paulo, SP 01290-900 |
| Country | Brazil |
| Circulation | 366,087 (2021) |
| ISSN | 1414-5723 |
| Website | folha |
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The newspaper is the centerpiece for Grupo Folha, a conglomerate that also controls UOL (Universo Online), the leading Internet portal in Brazil; polling institute Datafolha; publishing house Publifolha; book imprint Três Estrelas; printing company Plural; and, in a joint-venture with the Globo group, the business daily Valor, among other enterprises.
It has gone through several phases and has targeted different audiences, such as urban middle classes, rural landowners, and the civil society, but political independence has always been one of its editorial cornerstones.
Ever since 1986, Folha has had the biggest circulation among the largest Brazilian newspapers – according to data by IVC (Instituto Verificador de Circulação), in January 2010, circulation was 279,000 copies on weekdays and 329,000 on Sundays. In company with O Estado de S. Paulo and O Globo, Folha is regarded as a newspaper of record in Brazil. Among daily newspapers, Folha has also the news website with the largest number of visitors.