Grupo Abril

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Abril is a major Brazilian media group, headquartered in São Paulo. It was founded in the 1950s by Italian immigrant Victor Civita. The company is now headed by his son, Roberto Civita. In 2003, its share in the Brazilian market of magazines was of 62,8%, with an income of 1,3 billion R$, or roughly 450 million US$. Abril mainly acts in the market of magazines, but is also the majority shareholder of TVA, a cable television company (with Disney and Hearst), and MTV Brasil (with Viacom).

Since 2006, South African media company Naspers owns 30% of the company.