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{{Short description|Brazilian media conglomerate}}
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company_name = Grupo Folha S.A. |
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{{Infobox company
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| name = Grupo Folha S.A.
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company_type = Private |
| logo = Logo Grupo Folha.svg
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foundation = 1921 |
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location = [[São Paulo]], Brazil |
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| type = Private
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industry = [[Media conglomerate]] |
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| foundation = 1921
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products = Newspaper, Publisher, Internet |
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| location = [[São Paulo]], Brazil
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key_people = Luís Frias, <small>(Chairman)</small> |
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| industry = [[Media conglomerate]]
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revenue = {{increase}} US$2.0 billion <small>(2010)</small> |
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| products = Newspaper, Publisher, Internet, Fintech
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net_income = {{increase}} US$456.6 million <small>(2010)</small> |
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| key_people = Luís Frias <small>(Chairman)</small>
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num_employees = 7,000 |
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| revenue = {{increase}} US$ 3.0 Million <small>(2021)</small>
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homepage = [http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/institucional/en Grupo Folha.com] |
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| net_income = {{increase}} US$ 500.0 Thousand <small>(2021)</small>
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| num_employees = 7,000
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| homepage = {{url|http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/institucional/en|Grupo Folha}}
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'''Grupo Folha''' is a [[Brazil]]ian [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] of five companies, founded by [[Octavio Frias de Oliveira]] (1912–2007) and led by his son [[Luiz Frias]] since 1992.<ref name=folhaexplica>{{cite book|last=Pinto|first=Ana Estela de Sousa|title=Folha|year=2012|publisher=[[Publifolha]]|location=São Paulo|isbn=978-85-7914-371-7|edition=1|editor=Alcino Leite Neto|accessdate=5 January 2013|language=Portuguese|chapter=Grupo Folha}}</ref>
'''Grupo Folha''' is the second largest Brazilian [[media conglomerate]], after [[Grupo Globo]]. It was founded by [[Octávio Frias]] (1912–2007) and led by his son [[Luiz Frias]] since 1992.<ref name=folhaexplica>{{cite book|last=Pinto|first=Ana Estela de Sousa|title=Folha|year=2012|publisher=[[Publifolha]]|location=São Paulo|isbn=978-85-7914-371-7|edition=1|editor=Alcino Leite Neto|language=Portuguese|chapter=Grupo Folha}}</ref>


The group publishes ''[[Folha de S.Paulo]]'', the largest circulation paper in the country, which since 1986 keeps the leadership among quality general-interest newspapers in Brazil.<ref>[http://www.ivcbrasil.org.br/ IVC]</ref> In the last decade, the group nearly tripled its revenue, getting to R$2.7 billion in 2010.<ref name=folhaexplica/> EBITDA reached R$ 600 million in 2011.<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha90anos/877734-grupo-folha-triplica-faturamento-em-dez-anos-e-consolida-lideranca.shtml "Grupo Folha triplica faturamento em dez anos e consolida liderança", Especial Folha 90 Anos]</ref>
The group publishes {{Lang|pt|[[Folha de S.Paulo]]}}, the largest circulation paper in the country, which since 1986 keeps the leadership among quality general-interest newspapers in Brazil.<ref>[http://www.ivcbrasil.org.br/ IVC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210033642/http://www.ivcbrasil.org.br/ |date=10 December 2012 }}</ref> In the last decade, the group nearly tripled its revenue, getting to R$2.7 billion in 2010.<ref name=folhaexplica/> [[EBITDA]] reached R$600 million in 2011.<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha90anos/877734-grupo-folha-triplica-faturamento-em-dez-anos-e-consolida-lideranca.shtml "Grupo Folha triplica faturamento em dez anos e consolida liderança", Especial Folha 90 Anos]</ref>


== Newspapers ==
== Newspapers ==
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== Internet and IT ==
== Internet and IT ==
Folha did the first real-time online newspaper in 1995, also a market leader among Brazilian news websites, with 232.8 million pageviews in March 2012. Amount of unique visitors was 19.2 million that month (audience measured by [[Omniture]], which also provides metrics for Apple and [[CNN]]).
Folha did the first real-time online newspaper in 1995, also a market leader among Brazilian news websites, with 232.8 million pageviews in March 2012. Amount of unique visitors was 19.2 million that month (audience measured by [[Omniture]], which also provides metrics for Apple and [[CNN]]).


[[UOL]], controlled by Grupo Folha, is the leading Brazilian company for Web content and services, with 27.8 million unique visitors and about 4.3 billion pageviews every month. Launched in April 1996, UOL offered both Web access and content in a single package, becoming the leading ISP in the country.<ref name=folhaexplica/> Later, it also specialized as an IT company, acting in ecommerce and epayments, gaming, dating websites, datacenters and IT solutions. In December 2010, UOL concluded the acquisition of [[Diveo Broadband Networks]], becoming the third largest IT infrastructure services company in Latin America.
[[Universo Online|UOL]], controlled by Grupo Folha, is the leading Brazilian company for Web content and services, with 27.8 million unique visitors and about 4.3 billion pageviews every month. Launched in April 1996, UOL offered both Web access and content in a single package, becoming the leading ISP in the country.<ref name=folhaexplica/> Later, it also specialized as an IT company, acting in ecommerce and epayments, gaming, dating websites, datacenters and IT solutions. In December 2010, UOL concluded the acquisition of [[Diveo Broadband Networks]], becoming the third largest IT infrastructure services company in Latin America.


By the end of 2011, the group closed UOL's capital, buying back more than 17 million shares from minority shareholders and reaching more than 74% stock ownership; the group of shareholders led by businessman João Alves de Queiroz Filho, controller of the holding [[Hypermarcas]], remained as a minority shareholder at UOL, with 25% of shares. Grupo Folha keeps the management.<ref name=folhaexplica/>
By the end of 2011, the group closed UOL's capital, buying back more than 17 million shares from minority shareholders and reaching more than 74% stock ownership; the group of shareholders led by businessman João Alves de Queiroz Filho, controller of the holding [[Hypermarcas]], remained as a minority shareholder at UOL, with 25% of shares. Grupo Folha keeps the management.<ref name=folhaexplica/>
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Grupo Folha also owns [[Datafolha]], one of the leading polling institutes in Brazil; Publifolha press, which sold more than one million books in 2010; Três Estrelas imprint, released in 2012 to publish humanities books; and Folhapress newswire.
Grupo Folha also owns [[Datafolha]], one of the leading polling institutes in Brazil; Publifolha press, which sold more than one million books in 2010; Três Estrelas imprint, released in 2012 to publish humanities books; and Folhapress newswire.


== New Platforms ==
== New platforms ==


The group's business strategy has increased the production and distribution of journalistic content designed to new technological formats, from tablets (like the [[iPad]] and [[Galaxy]]) to mobile phones, as well as in social media.<ref name=folhaexplica/>
The group's business strategy has increased the production and distribution of journalistic content designed to new technological formats, from tablets (like the [[iPad]] and [[Samsung Galaxy|Galaxy]]) to mobile phones, as well as in social media.<ref name=folhaexplica/>


In 2012, the paper began producing and broadcasting at São Paulo's [[TV Cultura]] the newscast [[TV Folha]], aired every Sunday at 8PM. On its first show, in March 11, 2012, the show was seen in 60,000 homes in São Paulo metropolitan area, according to Ibope ratings.
In 2012, the paper began producing and broadcasting at São Paulo's [[TV Cultura]] the newscast [[TV Folha]], aired every Sunday at 8PM. On its first show, on 11 March 2012, the show was seen in 60,000 homes in São Paulo metropolitan area, according to Ibope ratings.


==Grupo Folha Companies==
==Grupo Folha Companies==
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* '''Folha Internacional''': Folha's news content in English and Spanish;
* '''Folha Internacional''': Folha's news content in English and Spanish;
* '''[[Agora São Paulo]]''': popular newspaper;
* '''[[Agora São Paulo]]''': popular newspaper;
* '''[[Valor Econômico]]''': Grupo Folha has 50% participation at the leading business newspaper in Brazil, in society with [[Organizações Globo]].<ref>[http://www.valor.com.br/ Valor Econômico]</ref>
* '''[[Valor Econômico]]''': Grupo Folha has 50% participation at the leading business newspaper in Brazil, in society with [[Grupo Globo]].<ref>[http://www.valor.com.br/ Valor Econômico]</ref>
* '''[[Guia Folha]]''': weekly cultural guide from São Paulo city, with special editions for books and movies;
* '''[[Guia Folha]]''': weekly cultural guide from São Paulo city, with special editions for books and movies;
* '''[[revista sãopaulo]]''': weekly feature magazine about São Paulo city;<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/saopaulo/ sãopaulo]</ref>
* '''[[revista]]''': weekly feature magazine about;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ |title=Home |website=www1.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref>
* '''[[revista Serafina]]''': monthly feature magazine;<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/serafina/ Serafina]</ref>
* '''[[revista Serafina]]''': monthly feature magazine;<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/serafina/ Serafina]</ref>
* '''[[Revista da Hora]]''': weekly cultural guide included in ''Agora'' newspaper;
* '''[[Revista da Hora]]''': weekly cultural guide included in ''Agora'' newspaper;
* '''[[Alô Negócios]]''': classified ads newspaper circulating only in [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]] state;<ref>[http://alonegocios.folha.com.br/classificados/ Alô Negócios]</ref>
* '''[[Alô Negócios]]''': classified ads newspaper circulating only in [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]] state;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://alonegocios.folha.com.br/classificados/ |title=Alô Negócios |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115045609/http://alonegocios.folha.com.br/classificados/ |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''Folhapress''': newswire; gathers news and sells pictures, articles, columns, drawings and graphic devices daily, both from the editorial content produced by [[Folha de S.Paulo]], [[Agora São Paulo]] and other ''Grupo Folha'' companies and from partners;<ref>[http://www.folhapress.com.br/ Folhapress]</ref>
* '''Folhapress''': newswire; gathers news and sells pictures, articles, columns, drawings and graphic devices daily, both from the editorial content produced by [[Folha de S.Paulo]], [[Agora São Paulo]] and other ''Grupo Folha'' companies and from partners;<ref>[http://www.folhapress.com.br/ Folhapress]</ref>
* '''[[Acervo Folha]]''': Digital archive of Grupo Folha newspaper editions since 1921;
* '''[[Acervo Folha]]''': Digital archive of Grupo Folha newspaper editions since 1921;
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===Books===
===Books===
* '''Publifolha''': Grupo Folha’s book-publishing division, created in 1995; has released more than 1,000 titles and currently has 600 books in print. Publifolha concentrates on the news, tourism, languages, general reference, children’s tales and cooking areas. It is currently the leading travel guide publisher in Brazil, thanks mainly to the “Visual Guide” series, which offers information about countries, cities and regions, with travel itineraries and leisure suggestions for tourists.<ref>[http://publifolha.folha.com.br/ Publifolha]</ref>
* '''Publifolha''': Grupo Folha's book-publishing division, created in 1995; has released more than 1,000 titles and currently has 600 books in print. Publifolha concentrates on the news, tourism, languages, general reference, children's tales and cooking areas. It is currently the leading travel guide publisher in Brazil, thanks mainly to the “Visual Guide” series, which offers information about countries, cities and regions, with travel itineraries and leisure suggestions for tourists.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://publifolha.folha.com.br/ |title=Publifolha |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-date=22 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522071015/http://publifolha.folha.com.br/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''Três Estrelas''': book imprint created in 2012 covering the non-fiction field, with books on journalism, communication, history, politics, sociology, economics, philosophy, psychoanalysis, scientific information and biography. The imprint’s name was inspired by the three stars that accompany the logo of Folha de S.Paulo, the flagship newspaper published by the company that owns the imprint.<ref>[http://www.publishnews.com.br/telas/noticias/detalhes.aspx?id=67501 "Publifolha cria novo selo de não-ficção", Publishnews, march 15, 2012]</ref>
* '''Três Estrelas''': book imprint created in 2012 covering the non-fiction field, with books on journalism, communication, history, politics, sociology, economics, philosophy, psychoanalysis, scientific information and biography. The imprint's name was inspired by the three stars that accompany the logo of Folha de S.Paulo, the flagship newspaper published by the company that owns the imprint.<ref>[http://www.publishnews.com.br/telas/noticias/detalhes.aspx?id=67501 "Publifolha cria novo selo de não-ficção", Publishnews, march 15, 2012]</ref>
* '''[[Livraria da Folha]]''': online bookstore
* '''[[Livraria da Folha]]''': online bookstore


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===Logistics===
===Logistics===
* '''Transfolha''' (Magazines and Newspapers' Transportation Company); Transfolha is the Grupo Folha unit responsible for transporting and delivering print products (newspapers and magazines) as well as e-commerce parcels. It operates in 780 Brazilian cities and towns, both on behalf of Grupo Folha and for third parties. Currently, Transfolha has a monthly average throughput of 5.2 million newspapers, 650,000 magazines and 675,000 e-commerce parcels.<ref>[http://www.transfolha.com.br/ Transfolha]</ref>
* '''Transfolha''' (Magazines and Newspapers' Transportation Company); Transfolha is the Grupo Folha unit responsible for transporting and delivering print products (newspapers and magazines) as well as e-commerce parcels. It operates in 780 Brazilian cities and towns, both on behalf of Grupo Folha and for third parties. Currently, Transfolha has a monthly average throughput of 5.2 million newspapers, 650,000 magazines and 675,000 e-commerce parcels.<ref>[http://www.transfolha.com.br/ Transfolha]</ref>
* '''SPDL''': São Paulo Distribuição e Logística, a 50–50 newspaper distribution partnership with otherwise competitor [[Grupo Estado]];
* '''SPDL''': São Paulo Distribuição e Logística, a 50–50 newspaper distribution partnership with otherwise competitor Grupo Estado;


===Polling===
===Polling===
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* Folha's website and mobile apps
* Folha's website and mobile apps
* '''[[Universo Online|UOL: Universo Online]]''': Internet content and service provider;
* '''[[Universo Online|UOL: Universo Online]]''': Internet content and service provider;
* UOL BoaCompra
* UOL Diveo
* UOL Diveo
* UOL Host
* [[UOL Host]]
* UOL Megastore
* UOL Megastore
* UOL Links
* UOL Links
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* BoldCron
* BoldCron
* Colorcube Games
* Colorcube Games
* Dualtec
* Pagseguro
* Pagseguro UOL
* BOL
* Uni5.com
* Uni5.com
* Emprego certo
* Emprego certo
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* NotaNet
* NotaNet
* Radar de Descontos
* Radar de Descontos

==See also==
*[[Arne Ragnar Enge]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/institucional/en/ Grupo Folha – Institutional]
*[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/institucional/en/ Grupo Folha – Institutional]
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Grupo Folha S.A.
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedia conglomerate
Founded1921
HeadquartersSão Paulo, Brazil
Key people
Luís Frias (Chairman)
ProductsNewspaper, Publisher, Internet, Fintech
RevenueIncrease US$ 3.0 Million (2021)
Increase US$ 500.0 Thousand (2021)
Number of employees
7,000
WebsiteGrupo Folha

Grupo Folha is the second largest Brazilian media conglomerate, after Grupo Globo. It was founded by Octávio Frias (1912–2007) and led by his son Luiz Frias since 1992.[1]

The group publishes Folha de S.Paulo, the largest circulation paper in the country, which since 1986 keeps the leadership among quality general-interest newspapers in Brazil.[2] In the last decade, the group nearly tripled its revenue, getting to R$2.7 billion in 2010.[1] EBITDA reached R$600 million in 2011.[3]

Newspapers

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In February 2012, Folha widened its lead among prestige newspapers in Brazil, with an average of 297.5 thousand monthly copies in circulation, 12% ahead of O Globo and 20.3% ahead of O Estado de S. Paulo, competitors in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states. Besides Folha, the group publishes Agora São Paulo newspaper and has 50% shares at Valor Econômico, in partnership with Organizações Globo. Both are circulation leaders, respectively, in popular journalism and business journalism markets.

Internet and IT

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Folha did the first real-time online newspaper in 1995, also a market leader among Brazilian news websites, with 232.8 million pageviews in March 2012. Amount of unique visitors was 19.2 million that month (audience measured by Omniture, which also provides metrics for Apple and CNN).

UOL, controlled by Grupo Folha, is the leading Brazilian company for Web content and services, with 27.8 million unique visitors and about 4.3 billion pageviews every month. Launched in April 1996, UOL offered both Web access and content in a single package, becoming the leading ISP in the country.[1] Later, it also specialized as an IT company, acting in ecommerce and epayments, gaming, dating websites, datacenters and IT solutions. In December 2010, UOL concluded the acquisition of Diveo Broadband Networks, becoming the third largest IT infrastructure services company in Latin America.

By the end of 2011, the group closed UOL's capital, buying back more than 17 million shares from minority shareholders and reaching more than 74% stock ownership; the group of shareholders led by businessman João Alves de Queiroz Filho, controller of the holding Hypermarcas, remained as a minority shareholder at UOL, with 25% of shares. Grupo Folha keeps the management.[1]

Printing, logistics, polling and books

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Grupo Folha owns business units Transfolha (logistics) and Folhagráfica (printing). It also owns shares at Plural (printing) and SPDL (logistics).[1]

Plural, a 50-50 joint-venture with Quad/Graphics controlled by Grupo Folha, is the main graphic industry with offset printing presses in South America.[1] SPDL is a partnership between Folha (50%) and Estado (50%) groups, which distributes the newspapers by both companies.[1]

Grupo Folha also owns Datafolha, one of the leading polling institutes in Brazil; Publifolha press, which sold more than one million books in 2010; Três Estrelas imprint, released in 2012 to publish humanities books; and Folhapress newswire.

New platforms

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The group's business strategy has increased the production and distribution of journalistic content designed to new technological formats, from tablets (like the iPad and Galaxy) to mobile phones, as well as in social media.[1]

In 2012, the paper began producing and broadcasting at São Paulo's TV Cultura the newscast TV Folha, aired every Sunday at 8PM. On its first show, on 11 March 2012, the show was seen in 60,000 homes in São Paulo metropolitan area, according to Ibope ratings.

Grupo Folha Companies

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News

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Books

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  • Publifolha: Grupo Folha's book-publishing division, created in 1995; has released more than 1,000 titles and currently has 600 books in print. Publifolha concentrates on the news, tourism, languages, general reference, children's tales and cooking areas. It is currently the leading travel guide publisher in Brazil, thanks mainly to the “Visual Guide” series, which offers information about countries, cities and regions, with travel itineraries and leisure suggestions for tourists.[9]
  • Três Estrelas: book imprint created in 2012 covering the non-fiction field, with books on journalism, communication, history, politics, sociology, economics, philosophy, psychoanalysis, scientific information and biography. The imprint's name was inspired by the three stars that accompany the logo of Folha de S.Paulo, the flagship newspaper published by the company that owns the imprint.[10]
  • Livraria da Folha: online bookstore

Printing

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  • Plural Editora e Gráfica: a joint-venture between Grupo Folha – to which newspaper Folha de S. Paulo belongs – and American printing conglomerate Quad/Graphics, the largest private printing company in the world. Plural, headquartered at Santana de Parnaíba (Greater São Paulo), started its operations in 1996.[11]
  • Folha Gráfica:

Logistics

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  • Transfolha (Magazines and Newspapers' Transportation Company); Transfolha is the Grupo Folha unit responsible for transporting and delivering print products (newspapers and magazines) as well as e-commerce parcels. It operates in 780 Brazilian cities and towns, both on behalf of Grupo Folha and for third parties. Currently, Transfolha has a monthly average throughput of 5.2 million newspapers, 650,000 magazines and 675,000 e-commerce parcels.[12]
  • SPDL: São Paulo Distribuição e Logística, a 50–50 newspaper distribution partnership with otherwise competitor Grupo Estado;

Polling

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IT, web content and ecommerce

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  • Folha's website and mobile apps
  • UOL: Universo Online: Internet content and service provider;
  • UOL BoaCompra
  • UOL Diveo
  • UOL Host
  • UOL Megastore
  • UOL Links
  • Shopping UOL
  • BoldCron
  • Colorcube Games
  • Dualtec
  • Pagseguro UOL
  • Uni5.com
  • Emprego certo
  • Cobre Direto
  • Todo Desconto
  • Zipmail
  • Livraria da Folha
  • DHC
  • Metade Ideal
  • Toda Oferta
  • NotaNet
  • Radar de Descontos

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Pinto, Ana Estela de Sousa (2012). "Grupo Folha". In Alcino Leite Neto (ed.). Folha (in Portuguese) (1 ed.). São Paulo: Publifolha. ISBN 978-85-7914-371-7.
  2. ^ IVC Archived 10 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Grupo Folha triplica faturamento em dez anos e consolida liderança", Especial Folha 90 Anos
  4. ^ Valor Econômico
  5. ^ "Home". www1.folha.uol.com.br.
  6. ^ Serafina
  7. ^ "Alô Negócios". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  8. ^ Folhapress
  9. ^ "Publifolha". Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Publifolha cria novo selo de não-ficção", Publishnews, march 15, 2012
  11. ^ Plural Editora e Gráfica
  12. ^ Transfolha
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