''Jornal Horizonte'' or ''O Horizonte'' (
Portuguese meaning the Horizon Journal) is a weekly
Cape Verde
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an
newspaper
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that covers the top stories in the archipelago and local stories from each island. ''Expresso das Ilhas'' is located in the Cape Verdean capital city of
Praia
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History
The publication was founded as ''Voz di Povo'' (unrelated to the current ''
VozDiPovoOnline'' paper which is a Capeverdean paper published in Portugal) and became the first newspaper in Cape Verde after independence. The last paper before independence was known were ''O Eco de Cabo Verde'' and ''O Ressurgimento''. Around the mid-1980s, it became ''Novo Jornal de Cabo Verde''. (''New Journal of Cape Verde'').
The current ''Jornal Horizonte'' was founded in 1988, the first national level newspaper in an independent Cape Verde, it was founded before the establishment of the democratic government in 1991. Before its foundation, there were earlier newspapers and journals including ''Jornal de Cabo Verde'' existed during late Portuguese rule.
The newspaper celebrated its 10th anniversary of its foundation in 1998 and later its 25th anniversary in 2013.
''Jornal Horizonte's'' website
Editors
*João Branco
João Guedes Branco (born 1 July 1968) is a French-born Portuguese theatrical actor and reviewer, professor, and programmer. He had a theatrical career for over 30 years and appeared in more than 50 plays, most of them in Mindelo, Cape Verde.
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- theatrical section
See also
* Newspapers in Cape Verde
External links
Official website
of ''Jornal Horizonte''
References
Newspapers published in Cape Verde
Mass media in Praia
1988 establishments in Cape Verde
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