A Capital

A Capital (meaning The Capital [City] in English) was a Portuguese afternoon newspaper published in Lisbon, Portugal, between 1968 and 2005.

A Capital
TypeDaily newspaper
Founded1 February 1968
Political alignmentPopulist
Ceased publication30 July 2005
HeadquartersLisbon

History and profile

A Capital was first published on 21 February 1968.[1][2] The paper was established as a result of the editorial conflicts in the daily newspaper Diário Popular.[1]

A Capital had a populist stance.[3] Before the Carnation revolution the paper was owned by different companies, including the Banco Espírito e Comercial de Lisboa, CUF, Tabaqueira and Sorel.[4] The paper was nationalized following the revolution.[1] A Capital was purchased by Prensa Ibérica in 2001.[5]

A Capital ceased publication on 30 July 2005.[3]

References
  1. Jorge Braga de Macedo (1983). "Newspapers and Democracy in Portugal: The Role of Market Structure". In Kenneth Maxwell (ed.). The Press and the Rebirth of Iberian Democracy. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313231001.
  2. "European News Resources". NYU Libraries. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. "Press in Portugal - Historical Overview". GMCS. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. Helena Sousa (1994). "Portuguese Media: New Forms of Concentration" (Conference paper). University of Minho. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  5. "El Grupo Prensa Ibérica compra el periódico lisboeta 'A Capital'". El País. 28 September 2001.


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