CartaCapital
Encyclopedia
CartaCapital is a weekly Brazil
ian newsmagazine
published in Santana do Parnaíba, São Paulo
and João Pessoa
, Paraíba
and distributed throughout the country by Editora Confiança. The main focuses of the magazine are politics
, economy
, social issues
and culture
.
, an Italo-Brazilian journalist. In 1968, Carta founded Brazil's leading newsmagazine Veja
alongside Victor Civita
. Eight years later, he founded IstoÉ
, another popular newsmagazine. Unsatisfied with the result of the magazines he helped to create, Carta founded CartaCapital as an alternative to these. CartaCapital is noted for its small crew; it only has eleven journalists.
The magazine is known for supporting causes in a frank way, such as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
's both candidatures, the legalization of abortion
in all cases, the maintenance of the current age of criminal responsibility and the extradition
of Cesare Battisti
to Italy
, among other polemic issues. Carta argues that the magazine does it to avoid hiding in a curtain of impartiality and not being honest to its readers.
CartaCapital is a declared left-wing publication but has in its staff Antonio Delfim Netto, Minister of Economy during the military dictatorship. Besides his participation in a right-wing government, Antonio Delfim Netto is a Keynesian
far from the Neoliberalism
Others publication have accused CartaCapital of being a pro-government publication only because of the Federal Government advertisement on its pages. There is no evidence of this fact and all majors political publications in Brasil also receive large amount of Government advertisement.
CartaCapital also releases an educational magazine titled Carta na Escola monthly. It is dedicated to teachers, advising them on how to discuss the news with their students.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
published in Santana do Parnaíba, São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
and João Pessoa
João Pessoa
João Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...
, Paraíba
Paraíba
Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...
and distributed throughout the country by Editora Confiança. The main focuses of the magazine are politics
Politics of Brazil
The politics of Brazil take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic, where by the President is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system...
, economy
Economy of Brazil
The economy of Brazil is the world's seventh largest by nominal GDP and eighth largest by purchasing power parity. Brazil has moderately free markets and an inward-oriented economy...
, social issues
Social issues in Brazil
Brazil ranks 49.3 in the Gini coefficient index, with the richest 10% of Brazilians receiving 42.7% of the nation's income, while the poorest 10% receive less than 1.2%.-Poverty:...
and culture
Culture of Brazil
The culture of Brazil presents a very diverse nature reflecting an ethnic and cultural mixing occurred in the colonial period involving mostly Native Americans, Portuguese and Africans...
.
History
CartaCapital was created in 1994 by Mino CartaMino Carta
Mino Carta, pseudonym of Demetrio Giuliano Gianni Carta is an Italian-born Brazilian journalist, publisher and writer...
, an Italo-Brazilian journalist. In 1968, Carta founded Brazil's leading newsmagazine Veja
Veja (magazine)
Veja is a Brazilian weekly newsmagazine published in São Paulo and distributed throughout the country by the media conglomerate Grupo Abril. It is the leading weekly publication in the country, and one of the most influential outlets of the Brazilian press...
alongside Victor Civita
Victor Civita
Victor Civita was an American businessman, journalist and naturalized Brazilian...
. Eight years later, he founded IstoÉ
Istoe
Revista ISTOÉ is a weekly news magazine in Portuguese published in Brazil, roughly the equivalent of the American magazines Time or Newsweek. It is considered one of the four main magazines being published in the country, along with Veja, Época and CartaCapital....
, another popular newsmagazine. Unsatisfied with the result of the magazines he helped to create, Carta founded CartaCapital as an alternative to these. CartaCapital is noted for its small crew; it only has eleven journalists.
The magazine is known for supporting causes in a frank way, such as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.A founding member of the Workers' Party , he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as...
's both candidatures, the legalization of abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
in all cases, the maintenance of the current age of criminal responsibility and the extradition
Extradition
Extradition is the official process whereby one nation or state surrenders a suspected or convicted criminal to another nation or state. Between nation states, extradition is regulated by treaties...
of Cesare Battisti
Cesare Battisti
Cesare Battisti was an Italian politician who became a prominent Irrendentist at the start of the First World War.-Biography:...
to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, among other polemic issues. Carta argues that the magazine does it to avoid hiding in a curtain of impartiality and not being honest to its readers.
CartaCapital is a declared left-wing publication but has in its staff Antonio Delfim Netto, Minister of Economy during the military dictatorship. Besides his participation in a right-wing government, Antonio Delfim Netto is a Keynesian
Keynesian economics
Keynesian economics is a school of macroeconomic thought based on the ideas of 20th-century English economist John Maynard Keynes.Keynesian economics argues that private sector decisions sometimes lead to inefficient macroeconomic outcomes and, therefore, advocates active policy responses by the...
far from the Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism is a market-driven approach to economic and social policy based on neoclassical theories of economics that emphasizes the efficiency of private enterprise, liberalized trade and relatively open markets, and therefore seeks to maximize the role of the private sector in determining the...
Others publication have accused CartaCapital of being a pro-government publication only because of the Federal Government advertisement on its pages. There is no evidence of this fact and all majors political publications in Brasil also receive large amount of Government advertisement.
CartaCapital also releases an educational magazine titled Carta na Escola monthly. It is dedicated to teachers, advising them on how to discuss the news with their students.
Notable contributors
- Márcio Alemão
- Paulo Henrique AmorimPaulo Henrique AmorimPaulo Henrique dos Santos Amorim is a Brazilian blogger and journalist.- Biography :Paulo Henrique Amorim is Sociologist and Political scientist who has worked for big names of the Brazilian mass media, as Manchete Network, Grupo Abril, Jornal do Brasil, Globo Network, Bandeirantes Network and TV...
- Nirlando Beirão
- Wálter Fanganiello Maierovitch
- Antônio Delfim Netto
- José Onofre
- SócratesSócratesSócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, MD, , more commonly known simply as Sócrates, is a Brazilian former association footballer....
- Pedro Alexandre Sanches
- Ana Paula Sousa
- Drauzio VarellaDrauzio VarellaDrauzio Varella, MD, is a Brazilian physician, educator, scientist and noted medical science popularizer in the press and TV, as well as best-selling author...
- Thomaz Wood Jr.
- Maurício Dias