Correio do Povo
Encyclopedia
Correio do Povo is a Brazilian daily newspaper printed in the city of Porto Alegre
, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
. The newspaper is owned by Grupo Record
.
The newspaper occupied all subjects of interest to society
and was open to all thought chains. To the death of its founder, (him being just 45 years old), position was made of newspaper his life. Dolores Alcaraz Caldas assumed the periodical, and counted with the collaboration of journalists like Alcides Maia and Alcides Gonzaga. In 1935, Breno Alcaraz Caldas (1910–1986), Francisco Antônio's grandson, assumed control of the paper, and remained for more than half a century in that position.
After his presidency, however, the group fell into a crisis. In 1984, after long periods of agony, Correio do Povo stopped its rotary presses due to financial difficulties derived from the great investments made by Correio do Povo in order to complete the creation of a new TV Station, TV Guaíba, in the late1970s. Two years later, the periodical resurged under the able command of economist Renato Bastos Ribeiro, who runs the paper until today.
Daily, Correio do Povo is transmitted by satellite to other printing presses located in the cities of Carazinho
and São Sepé
in Rio Grande do Sul, in order to expedite newspaper circulation throughout the state. The newspaper states that it has the state's greatest readership and daily printing amounts.
Currently, the paper is available online in PDF format in full. It is one of the few news agencies in the world to offer its newspaper in this format. Issues are available online since 1997. The PDF format paper was offered free of charge until June 2006 when Correio do Povo started to charge a subscription fee for access.
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
. The newspaper is owned by Grupo Record
Grupo Record
Grupo Record is the third largest media company in Brazil, the company owns several television stations as the Rede Record and Record News, was founded in november 1989 and belongs to the businessman and bishop Edir Macedo.-Grupo Record Companies:...
.
Past
Founded by Francisco Antônio Vieira Caldas Junior, it arose as a politically independent but democracy defending newspaper. In its first issue it was defined as Independent, noble and strong.The newspaper occupied all subjects of interest to society
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
and was open to all thought chains. To the death of its founder, (him being just 45 years old), position was made of newspaper his life. Dolores Alcaraz Caldas assumed the periodical, and counted with the collaboration of journalists like Alcides Maia and Alcides Gonzaga. In 1935, Breno Alcaraz Caldas (1910–1986), Francisco Antônio's grandson, assumed control of the paper, and remained for more than half a century in that position.
After his presidency, however, the group fell into a crisis. In 1984, after long periods of agony, Correio do Povo stopped its rotary presses due to financial difficulties derived from the great investments made by Correio do Povo in order to complete the creation of a new TV Station, TV Guaíba, in the late1970s. Two years later, the periodical resurged under the able command of economist Renato Bastos Ribeiro, who runs the paper until today.
Present days
Carazinho
Carazinho is a city located 246 km from Porto Alegre, in the northwest portion of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Carazinho-RS was founded on 1931 and today has a population of 59,857. Carazinho's primary economy is focused on agriculture...
and São Sepé
São Sepé
-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
in Rio Grande do Sul, in order to expedite newspaper circulation throughout the state. The newspaper states that it has the state's greatest readership and daily printing amounts.
Currently, the paper is available online in PDF format in full. It is one of the few news agencies in the world to offer its newspaper in this format. Issues are available online since 1997. The PDF format paper was offered free of charge until June 2006 when Correio do Povo started to charge a subscription fee for access.