The newspaper Folha de São Paulo represents the development of the communication media in Brazil. It was part of many changes that occurred within Brazilian society after the fall of the dictatorship in late 1970. With the recovery of press freedom, the paper become an important channel for public expression. Folha de São Paulo helped create the huge political movement that occurred in the country in 1992, which led to the impeachment of President Fernando Collor de Mello. Even though it is the newspaper of the state of São Paulo, it has a very broad influence on other states, and on other media as well. It has the largest circulation of any paper in Latin America, with a daily print run of 1,500,000. Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler were two of the 20th centurys most notorious dictators. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Freedom of the press (or press freedom) is the guarantee by a government of free public speech often through a state constitution for its citizens, and associations of individuals extended to members of news gathering organizations, and their published reporting. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (born August 12, 1949) was president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

Folha de São Paulo presents a broad selection of news, with many small articles, notes and illustrated reporting. The paper attempts to give different sides of the same story. Using explanatory details, graphics, charters, and photographs, FSP presents the news with more visual appeal.

Official Site

• Folha Online (http://www.folha.com.br/)
• Printed Version (http://www.uol.com.br/fsp)
• Folha (http://d00dz.org/folha) A Brazillian parody site.