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 became an important channel for public expression. Folha de São Paulo had an expressive role in the episode of the impeachment of President Fernando Collor de Mello in 1992. Even though it is a newspaper from 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 in Latin America, with a daily print run of 1,500,000. Dictatorship, in contemporary usage, refers to absolute rule by a leadership (usually one dictator) unrestricted by law, constitutions, or other social and political factors within the state. ... 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. ... Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (born August 12, 1949) was president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 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 and relies on a more visual appeal to present the news, using explanatory details, graphics, charters, and photographs.
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