Editora Abril is a major Brazil

Brazil

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ian publisher and printing company and one of the biggest media holdings in Southern America. The company was founded in 1950 by Victor Civita

Victor Civita

Victor Civita was an American businessman, journalist and naturalized Brazilian...

 in São Paulo

São Paulo

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 and is now part of Grupo Abril

Grupo Abril

Grupo Abril is the second largest Brazilian media conglomerate with its headquarter in São Paulo. The group is the holding company of Editora Abril, who publishes the weekly newsmagazine Veja....

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Unter its name it publishes titles like 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...

, Nova

Nova Magazine

NOVA it is a monthly feminine magazine Published by Abril and part of the international Cosmopolitan group.It was started in Brazil in September 1973. In agreement with Publisher Abril, the magazine has a monthly circulation of approximately 400,000 copies...

, Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan (magazine)

Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...

, Placar

Placar

Placar is a monthly Brazilian sports magazine. Its first edition was issued on March 20, 1970, and since then the it has become the most successful sports publication in Brazil, even though it focuses fully on football . It is published by Grupo Abril....

, InStyle, Claudia (magazine), Boa Forma, Manequim, Exame

Exame (magazine)

Exameis a Brazilian magazine specializing in economics and business, published by Editora Abril. It reports news, reviews and tips about business, sales, investments, economics, environment, technology and marketing....

, Donald Duck

Donald Duck

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 and the Brazilian issue of Men's Health

Men's Health (magazine)

Men's Health , published by Rodale Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, United States, is the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, with 44 editions around the world. It is also the best-selling men's magazine on U.S. newsstands. It covers fitness, nutrition, sexuality, lifestyle and other aspects of...

, Women's Health

Women's health

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, Runners Magazine Brazilian Playboy magazine

Playboy magazine (Brazilian issue)

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. It also owns the Brazilian MTV

MTV

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 and cable company TVA

Televisão Abril

TVA - Televisão Abril is a Brazilian subscription television operator, working with Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service analog system, analog cable and digital cable...

. In May 2006 Naspers

Naspers

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 acquired a 30% interest in Editora Abril.

On the internet, Abril owns the most popular website aimed to women, named MdeMulher, with 5 million visitors monthly.

Abril is also leader in popular magazines aimed to women, with 5 titles: AnaMaria, Viva, Tititi, Minha Novela e Sou+Eu!.

External links

• Official Site
• Grupo Abril brands