Brazil news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 5 major Brazil news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language. Or jump straight to a curated comparison by political leaning.
The Brazil media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays Brazil's front pages next to one another so you can see which stories lead where, how headlines are framed, and what one outlet foregrounds that another leaves out. The 5 titles tracked here span the spectrum — 2 we place on the left, 2 near the centre and 1 on the right — so a comparison can genuinely cross editorial lines rather than sampling one side twice.
By kind of outlet, the 5 titles break down as 3 daily newspapers (Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo and Estadão) and 2 news portals (UOL and Metrópoles). Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Brazil, so the fixed point in a comparison has to be a wire service or the most widely read daily instead.
Brazil sits in South America, on Crosswire's Americas hub. By outlets tracked it is 1st of the 12 countries in South America and 5th of the 35 across the Americas, where the average is 4.7 outlets per country. Its neighbours in South America with hubs of their own are Argentina (5), Chile (5), Colombia (5), Peru (5), Venezuela (5), Ecuador (5), Uruguay (5), Paraguay (5), Bolivia (5), Guyana (4) and Suriname (3).
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Brazil's main news outlets?
Across Brazil's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists on the left, Folha de S.Paulo and UOL; near the center, Estadão and Metrópoles; on the right, O Globo. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
Folha de S.Paulo is a daily newspaper based in São Paulo and one of Brazil's largest and most influential titles. It is known for its broad coverage of national and international news, politics, and economics, and emphasizes editorial independence and pluralism. It is among the country's leading newspapers.
O Globo is a daily newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro and one of Brazil's major titles, part of the Globo media group. It provides extensive coverage of national and international news, politics, and economics, and is generally regarded as centre-right in its editorial orientation.
Estadão (O Estado de S. Paulo) is a long-established daily newspaper based in São Paulo and one of Brazil's leading quality titles. It covers national and international news, politics, and economics in depth, and is generally regarded as centre-right and liberal in the economic sense.
UOL (Universo Online) is one of Brazil's largest internet portals and news sites, launched in 1996 and owned by Grupo Folha. Its newsroom covers politics, economy, sports and entertainment, and is widely read by center-left audiences.
Metrópoles is a Brazilian news portal founded in 2015 and based in Brasília. Known for fast-paced national, political and celebrity coverage, it has become one of the country's most-visited news sites.
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