Jornal dos Sports

Jornal dos Sports
TypeRegional daily sports newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
PublisherEditora dos Sports Ltda.
Founded13 March 1931; 93 years ago (1931-03-13)
LanguagePortuguese
Ceased publication10 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-10)
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Circulation30,000 (2004)[1]
Websitejsports.uol.com.br
Free online archives15 March 1931 until
31 August 2004

(Nr. 2 – 23.213)

Jornal dos Sports was a traditional Brazilian sports newspaper from Rio de Janeiro which was published between 13 March 1931 and 10 April 2010. It was the oldest Brazilian daily sports newspaper, distributed mainly in Rio de Janeiro state.

Jornal dos Sports was well known in Brazil for its distinctive pink paper, similar to that of the Italian La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Among Jornal dos Sports most famous previous owners is Mário Filho, after whom the Maracanã Stadium is named.

  1. ^ (in Portuguese) Chute na trave - Canal da Imprensa Archived 2007-07-14 at the Wayback Machine (22 August 2004)