''Estado de Minas'' (abbreviated ''EM'') is a Brazilian

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published in the capital of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

state,

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the List of cities in Sout ...

. Its foundation dates are as late as 1928, and one year later it was bought by

Assis Chateaubriand Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo (pronounced ), also nicknamed Chatô (October 4, 1892 – April 4, 1968), was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, politician and diplomat. He was founder and director of the prominent media conglomer ...

Diários Associados The Diários Associados, or Associated Dailies, are a union of Brazilian communication media created by Assis Chateaubriand. Diários Associados owned Rede Tupi, the first Brazilian Television Network, television network, through its affiliate, ...

. ''EM'' is the most traditional and respected publication of Minas, and the highest-selling

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of the state, with a daily average of 83,787 copies throughout 2012. It is only surpassed in Minas by tabloid ''Super Notícia'', and ranks 14th among all publications of Brazil. It is also considered one of the most important and respected Brazilian newspapers.

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