Luiz Frias (born 1964) is the

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of the

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for both

Grupo Folha Grupo Folha is the second largest Brazilian media conglomerate, after Grupo Globo. It was founded by Octávio Frias (1912–2007) and led by his son Luiz Frias since 1992. The group publishes , the largest circulation paper in the country, whi ...

and

Universo Online (Portuguese, 'Universe Online') (known by the acronym UOL) is a Brazilian web content, products and services company. It belongs to Grupo Folha enterprise. UOL is the world's largest Portuguese speaking portal, featuring more than 1,000 news s ...

(UOL Inc.) based in

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. He is an

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graduate from

University of São Paulo The Universidade de São Paulo (, USP) is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and the largest public university in Brazil. The university was founded on 25 January 1934, regrouping already existing schools in ...

, with a

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from the

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, and the

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(also known as the Sorbonne),

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. He joined Group Folha in June 1981, and was appointed

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(CEO) in 1989 and chairman in 1991. He has been president of UOL since it was founded and is also the president of Group Folha.Larry Luxner, Marathon Man: UOL's Luís Frias of Brazil. Latin CEO / May 2000 Luiz is the son of Octávio Frias, president of Grupo Folha until his death in 2007, and the younger brother of

Otávio Frias Filho Octavio Frias de Oliveira Filho, known as Otávio Frias Filho (7 June 1957 – 21 August 2018), was a Brazilian newspaper editor. He was '' Folha de S.Paulo''s editorial director since 1984, as well as Grupo Folha's editorial director. Biography ...

, editorial director of both Grupo Folha and its main newspaper, '' Folha de S.Paulo''.

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1964 births Living people University of São Paulo alumni Brazilian expatriates in France Brazilian expatriates in the United Kingdom Alumni of the University of Cambridge University of Paris alumni

Luiz Luiz is a Portuguese name and an alternative form of Luís. It is archaic in Portugal and common in Brazil. Notable examples include: *Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001), Brazilian guitarist and composer * Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza (1936-2020), Brazilian pro ...

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