Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | Cofina |
Founded | 1979 |
Language | Portuguese |
Headquarters | Lisbon |
Circulation | 105,519 (January–August 2015) |
Sister newspapers | Jornal de Negócios |
ISSN | 0870-192X |
Website |
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Correio da Manhã (Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈʁɐju ðɐ mɐˈɲɐ̃]) is a Portuguese daily newspaper from Portugal. Published in Lisbon, it is the most circulated daily newspaper in Portugal. [1]
Correio da Manhã was established in 1979. [2] [3] The paper is based in Lisbon. [3] It is owned by the Cofina group [4] [5] and is published by its subsidiary. [6] The company acquired the paper in 2000. [7] Its sister newspaper is Jornal de Negócios. [6] Both papers are published in tabloid format. [8]
The newspaper focuses mainly on crime, scandals and attention-grabbing headlines.[ citation needed] It has a populist stance. [9]
Correio da Manhã is regarded as the most read general newspaper in the country. [10] In the period of 1995–1996 the paper had a circulation of 69,000 copies, making it the best-selling paper in the country. [11]
Between January and March 2003 the paper had a circulation of 118,000 copies. [12] In 2003 it was the best selling newspaper in Portugal with a circulation of 107,000 copies. [8] Its 2004 circulation was more than 100,000 copies. [13] Next year its circulation was 119,431 copies. [14]
Correio da Manhã had a circulation of 111,585 copies in 2006. [14] In 2007 the daily was the best-selling newspaper in Portugal with a circulation of 115,000 copies. [15] Its 2008 circulation rose to 122,090 copies. [16] In 2009 it was also the best-selling newspaper in the country. [17]
Between September and October 2013 Correio da Manhã had a circulation of 116,821 copies. [5] It was 105,519 copies between January and August 2015. [18]
In 1981 the employees of Correio da Manhã founded a sporting club whose futsal team won the Portuguese Futsal League twice.