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 R$1,3 billion, or roughly US$450 million. Abril mainly acts in the market of magazines, but is also the majority shareholder of TVA, a cable television company (with Telefónica, Disney and Hearst), and MTV Brasil (with Viacom).

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

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[edit] Assets

[edit] Magazines

  • Veja
  • Superinteressante (Brazilian version of Muy Interesante)
  • Mundo Estranho (Superinteressante spinoff)
  • Aventuras na História (Superinteressante spinoff)
  • Exame
  • Você S.A. (Exame spinoff)
  • Info Exame
  • VIP
  • Playboy
  • Men's Health
  • Placar
  • Capricho
  • Quatro Rodas (Automobile Magazine)
  • Revista MTV (subscription-only)
  • Nova (Brazilian version of Cosmopolitan)
  • Estilo de Vida (Brazilian version of InStyle)
  • Elle
  • Claudia
  • Manequim
  • Boa Forma
  • Saúde! É Vital
  • National Geographic
  • Viva! Mais
  • Ti Ti Ti
  • Contigo!
  • Caras
  • Minha Novela
  • Sou + Eu!
  • Casa Claudia
  • Arquitetura & Construção
  • Recreio
  • Vida Simples
  • Bravo!

[edit] Television

[edit] Educational publishing

  • Editora Ática
  • Editora Scipione

[edit] Past assets

[edit] External links

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