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''Correio da Manhã'' () is a Portuguese
daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, spor ...
from
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of th ...
. Published in
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...
, it is the most circulated daily newspaper in Portugal.


History and profile

''Correio da Manhã'' was established in 1979. The paper is based in
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...
. It is owned by the Cofina group and is published by its subsidiary. The company acquired the paper in 2000. Its sister newspaper is '' Jornal de Negócios''. Both papers are published in
tabloid format A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format. Etymology The word ''tabloid'' comes from the name given by the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs We ...
. The newspaper focuses mainly on crime, scandals and attention-grabbing headlines. It has a
populist Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term develop ...
stance.


Circulation

''Correio da Manhã'' is regarded as the most read general newspaper in the country. In the period of 1995–1996 the paper had a circulation of 69,000 copies, making it the best-selling paper in the country. Between January and March 2003 the paper had a circulation of 118,000 copies. In 2003 it was the best selling newspaper in Portugal with a circulation of 107,000 copies. Its 2004 circulation was more than 100,000 copies. Next year its circulation was 119,431 copies. ''Correio da Manhã'' had a circulation of 111,585 copies in 2006. In 2007 the daily was the best-selling newspaper in Portugal with a circulation of 115,000 copies. Its 2008 circulation rose to 122,090 copies. In 2009 it was also the best-selling newspaper in the country. Between September and October 2013 ''Correio da Manhã'' had a circulation of 116,821 copies. It was 105,519 copies between January and August 2015.Correio da Manhã consolida liderança
cmjornal.xl.pt, retrieved 30 October 2015


Sports club

In 1981 the employees of ''Correio da Manhã'' founded a sporting club whose futsal team won the Portuguese Futsal League twice.


See also

*
List of newspapers in Portugal Below is a list of newspapers published in Portugal. List The number of national daily newspapers in Portugal was 32 in 1950, whereas it was 27 in 1965. Political newspapers * ''Avante!'', published by the Portuguese Communist Party * '' Esquer ...


References


External links


''Correio da Manhã'' onlineAll the news from Portugal
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