Gazeta do Povo
Gazeta do Povo (GP) is a newspaper based in Curitiba, in the Brazilian state of Paraná. The newspaper is almost exclusively published in digital format, with a weekly magazine edition on Saturdays. It is currently considered the largest newspaper in Paraná and the oldest newspaper in the state.
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| Type | Digital newspaper |
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| Format | Magazine (weekly)
Broadsheet (1919-2015) Berliner (2015-17) |
| Owner(s) | Grupo Paranaense de Comunicação |
| Founder(s) | Benjamin Lins and Oscar Joseph de Plácido e Silva |
| Editor | 3 February 1919 |
| Founded | 3 February 1919 |
| Political alignment | Conservative[1] |
| Website | https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br |
History
It was founded on February 3, 1919[2] by Benjamin Lins and Oscar Joseph de Plácido e Silva. In 1962, the newspaper was bought by the partners Francisco Cunha Pereira Filho and Edmundo Lemanski, transforming the newspaper into one of the main companies of the Grupo Paranaense de Comunicação (GRPCOM).[3]
On December 1, 2015, the newspaper changed format, from broadsheet to Berliner with a maximum of 48 pages. On weekends, the newspaper was printed in a single 88-page edition. On 1 June 2017, Gazeta do Povo ceased to be published daily in a physical edition; focusing on its news website.[4]