Folha de S.Paulo

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.

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Folha de S.Paulo at a glance

Country: Brazil
Region: South America · Americas
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Left-leaning
Founded: 1921
Owner: Grupo Folha (the Frias family)
Published from: São Paulo
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How Crosswire groups Folha de S.Paulo

Crosswire groups Folha de S.Paulo as Left-leaning for comparisons within Brazil's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In Brazil, Estadão and Metrópoles are listed as Centrist, while O Globo is listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Folha de S.Paulo beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Folha de S.Paulo sits in Brazil's press

Folha de S.Paulo was founded in 1921, is published from São Paulo and is owned by Grupo Folha (the Frias family). It is one of 5 outlets tracked in Brazil, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being O Globo and Estadão. By outlets tracked, Brazil ranks 13th of the 35 countries on Crosswire's Americas hub, which lists 165 outlets in all.

Across the Americas, Crosswire tracks 85 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Folha de S.Paulo outside Brazil, starting with South America, are Clarín (Argentina), El Mercurio (Chile), El Tiempo (Colombia) and El Comercio (Peru). Opening one of them beside Folha de S.Paulo is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.