Roberto Civita

Roberto Civita
Born9 August 1936
Milan, Italy[1]
Died26 May 2013(2013-05-26) (aged 76)
São Paulo, Brazil[2]
Nationality Brazil (naturalized)
Alma materWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)chairman of the board of directors and Editorial Head of Grupo Abril
chairman of the board of Abril Education
chairman of the board of Trustees of the Victor Civita Foundation
Editor-in-chief of the Veja magazine
SpouseMaria Antônia Civita[3]
ChildrenThree[4]
Parent(s)Victor Civita and Sylvana Civita[5]

Roberto F. Civita (9 August 1936 – 26 May 2013) was a Brazilian businessman and publisher. Born in Italy,[4] he emigrated at the age of two with his family to New York in 1938 to escape effects of the Race Laws. They moved again to Brazil in 1949, where his father Victor Civita founded Editora Abril, a publishing house.

After college and graduate school in the United States, the younger Civita entered the family business in the 1960s. He helped its expansion and development as Grupo Abril, becoming one of the largest publishing companies in Brazil. Beginning in 1982 he became president, and took over all operations in 1990. He became chairman of the Board of Directors and Editorial Head of Grupo Abril.

He has also headed related education foundations and participated in leadership of the Lauder Institute[6] and the Wharton Advisory Board.[7] He was part of the Board of Overseers of the International Center for Economic Growth (founded in 1985 with headquarters in Panama).[8]

  1. ^ Mario Sergio Lima (27 May 2013). "Abril's Civita, Brazilian Billionaire-Publisher". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 May 2013. He was born in Milan and was a naturalized Brazilian.
  2. ^ "Billionaire Roberto Civita, Brazilian Media Baron, Dies at 76". Forbes. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. ^ Cynthia Malta (20 March 2012). "Não preciso agradar a todo mundo" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b Claudia Penteado (19 June 1995). "Brazil Publisher Abril Advances With Civita". Advertising Age. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Eu gosto é de fazer revista" (in Portuguese). Jornalistas & Cia. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Board of Governors". The Lauder Institute. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  7. ^ "A Savvy Publishing Innovator for Brazil". Wharton Alumni Magazine. Spring 2007. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Board of Overseers". ICEG. 2001. Archived from the original on 21 March 2002. Retrieved 16 February 2013.