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Who founded the newspapers · Portugal

Every newspaper began with someone, on a date and in a city. These are the founders of the newspapers whose headlines Veramundi compares, from the oldest to the newest, with a source for every fact.

150 years separate Diário de Notícias and Observador.

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  1. No. 1Lisbon29 December 1864

    Diário de Notícias

    161 years · the oldest

    Founded by

    • Eduardo Coelho1835–1889Typographer, writer and journalist; ran the paper for its first three decades
    • Tomás Quintino Antunes1820–1898Printing industrialist, 1st Count of São Marçal; the financial partner

    In the first issue

    Two "programme issues" came out on 29 and 30 December 1864; issue No. 1 was published in 1865. The DN marks its birthday on 29 December.

    Did you know…

    Eduardo Coelho brought two new genres to the paper: the editorial and the long-form report.

  2. No. 1Porto2 June 1888

    Jornal de Notícias

    138 years

    Founded by

    In the first issue

    It went on sale on 2 June 1888: 4 pages, 7,500 copies, for 10 réis.

    Did you know…

    All three founders were figures of the Regenerator Party. The paper was born monarchist and presented itself as mainly a news paper.

  3. FoundedLisbon15 December 1955

    RTP

    70 years · public service

    Created by

    • Governo portuguêsRTP – Radiotelevisão Portuguesa was set up on the Government's initiative, with capital split between the State, private radio stations and private individuals

    In the first issue

    Experimental broadcasts began on 4 September 1956 at 9.30 pm from the Feira Popular in Lisbon. Regular broadcasts began on 7 March 1957, with the programme "Canções a Granel".

    Did you know…

    Public radio is older: the Emissora Nacional, from which RDP descends, was founded in 1935. RTP and RDP merged into one company in 2004.

  4. No. 1Lisbon6 January 1973

    Expresso

    53 years · weekly

    Founded by

    • Francisco Pinto Balsemão1937–2025Journalist and businessman; first editor, holding 51% of the initial capital. Later Prime Minister (1981–1983)Photograph: Cruks, 2012, CC BY-SA 3.0

    In the first issue

    It came out on 6 January 1973: over 60,000 copies of 24 pages in two sections, for 5 escudos. The lead story was a poll: "63 per cent of Portuguese have never voted".

    Did you know…

    The model was the British Sunday papers, such as The Sunday Times and The Observer. Balsemão's correspondence with those papers was intercepted by the PIDE political police.

  5. No. 15 March 1990

    Público

    36 years · daily

    Founded by

    In the first issue

    The company that publishes it, part of the Sonae group, was set up on 31 October 1989, four months before the paper reached the newsstands on 5 March 1990.

    Did you know…

    In 1992 it was the first Portuguese newspaper to sell collectibles (books, CDs). Its online edition opened on 22 September 1995.

  6. No. 1Lisbon19 May 2014

    Observador

    12 years · the newest · digital

    Founded by

    In the first issue

    First edition on 19 May 2014, online only. It had 630,000 visitors in its first month.

    Did you know…

    It is the only fully digital Portuguese newspaper: on paper, only its anniversary and lifestyle editions. Since 2019 it has also had a radio station.

The facts come from the Wikipedia pages listed on each card (consulted on 15 November 2026). We show who founded each newspaper, not what we think of it. Found a mistake? Write to us. Portraits come from Wikimedia Commons, with author and licence checked; in the circles the background was removed and painted in one of the site's colours. Image credits.

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