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Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro
Page 1 of 10 September 1808 edition of the Paper
Type Biweekly
Founded10 September 1808.
Language Portuguese
Headquarters Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro was the first newspaper to be published in Brazil. [1] It was printed twice a week. It was pro government for the then Portuguese rulers of Brazil. Its editor was Friar José Tiburcio Rocha. It was renamed Gazeta in 1821 and shutdown after Brazil got Independence. [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ^ Pimenta, João Paulo (2016). "Independence: Change and Continuity". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.013.278. ISBN  978-0-19-936643-9.
  2. ^ James D. Henderson; Helen Delpar; Maurice Philip Brungardt; Richard N. Weldon (January 2000). A Reference Guide to Latin American History. M.E. Sharpe. pp.  406–. ISBN  978-1-56324-744-6. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. ^ Ross Eaman (12 October 2009). The A to Z of Journalism. Scarecrow Press. p. 91. ISBN  978-0-8108-7067-3. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. ^ "A Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro : o jornal oficial da Corte de D. João VI no Brasil (1808-1821)" (PDF). Portuguese. www.ufrgs.br. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  5. ^ "A Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro". Portuguese. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-21.