Editora Abril is a major Brazilian publisher and printing company and one of the biggest media holdings in Latin America. The company was founded in 1950 by

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and is now part of Grupo Abril.

Overview

Civita had initially founded his publisher as Editora Primavera, publishing an unsuccessful comic magazine named in Brazil ''Raio Vermelho''. The following year, Civita changed its name to Abril - referencing the month in which spring begins in the northern hemisphere—and published its first title, ''

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'', in Brazil called ''Pato Donald'', which continues to run to this date. Abril's first magazine lead Civita to claim "It all started with a duck", parodying

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's declaration that "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing – that it was all started by

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." Under its name it publishes titles like ''AnaMaria'', ''Tititi'', ''Minha Novela'', ''Sou+Eu!'', ''Quatro Rodas'', , ''Veja Rio'', ''Veja São Paulo'', ''

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'', ''

Placar ''Placar'' (; stylized in all caps) is a monthly Brazilian sports magazine. Its first edition was issued by Editora Abril. on March 20, 1970, and since then it has become the most successful sports publication in Brazil, even though it focuses ...

'', '' Claudia'', '' Boa Forma'', '' Manequim'', and '' Exame'', as well as the Brazilian editions of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. It also owns the Brazilian MTV and cable company Abril Grafica. In May 2006,

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acquired a 30% interest in Editora Abril.

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Grupo Abril brands
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