{{Short description|Brazilian newspaper}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = O Liberal | logo = Logotipo_de_O_Liberal.png | type = Daily newspaper | format = Broadsheet | owners = Grupo Liberal | founder = Magalhães Barata | editor = Felipe Jorge Melo | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1946|11|15}} | language = Portuguese | headquarters = Belém, Pará, Brazil | publishing_country = Brazil | website = {{URL|https://www.oliberal.com/}} }}'''''O Liberal''''' is a Brazilian daily newspaper that has been circulating in Belém and most of the state of Pará since 1946.<ref>{{Cite web |title=O Liberal: Jornal da Amazônia – Obras Raras Acervo Digital |url=https://obrasraras.fcp.pa.gov.br/publication/o-liberal/ |access-date=2025-06-27 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> When it was acquired by Romulo Maiorana in 1966, it became part of the Grupo Liberal, along with the newspaper ''Amazônia'', Rede Liberal and Rádio Liberal. ''O Liberal'' is considered a newspaper of record in the North of Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |title=O Liberal |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyTVL1r4WC8MqYOPvi3yAZw |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref>
== History == Following World War II, political tensions in Pará escalated as ''Folha do Norte'', an influential Belém-based newspaper, waged a fierce editorial campaign against Magalhães Barata, then the state's dominant political figure and two-time federal interventor. In response, Barata's allies — including key government officials and business leaders — founded ''O Liberal'' in 1945 as both a counterweight to ''Folha'' and the official platform of Barata's Social Democratic Party (PSD).<ref name=":0" /> Financed through a collective shareholding model, the newspaper quickly became instrumental in shaping pro-Barata narratives, with ownership later consolidated under him to ensure ideological cohesion during a turbulent political era marked by the aftermath of Getúlio Vargas' ouster.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pinto |first=Lúcio Flávio |date=2018-12-01 |title=A história de O Liberal |url=https://lucioflaviopinto.wordpress.com/2018/12/01/a-historia-de-o-liberal/ |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=Lúcio Flávio Pinto |language=pt-BR}}</ref> In 1966, businessman Romulo Maiorana and his wife, Déa Maiorana, bought the newspaper.<ref name=":0" />
Over the decades, ''O Liberal'' evolved beyond its partisan origins, transitioning into a mainstream publication while retaining its regional influence. A significant milestone came in 2013, when it joined an elite group of Brazilian papers — including ''Folha de S.Paulo'' and ''A Tarde'' — in distributing a weekly ''New York Times'' supplement, signaling its adaptation to globalized media trends. This shift underscored the newspaper's enduring relevance, bridging its historical role as a political instrument with modern aspirations for journalistic prestige.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jornal O Liberal, do Pará, veiculará caderno com notícias traduzidas do The New York Times todas as terças-feiras |url=http://www.anj.org.br/sala-de-imprensa/noticias-dos-associados/jornal-o-liberal-do-para-veiculara-caderno-com-noticias-traduzidas-do-the-new-york-times-todas-as-segundas-feiras/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228005147/http://www.anj.org.br/sala-de-imprensa/noticias-dos-associados/jornal-o-liberal-do-para-veiculara-caderno-com-noticias-traduzidas-do-the-new-york-times-todas-as-segundas-feiras/ |archive-date=2013-12-28 |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=www.anj.org.br |language=pt}}</ref>
== See also == * TV Liberal Belém
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==External links== * {{Official website|oliberal.com}} {{Portal bar|Journalism|Brazil}}
Category:Daily newspapers published in Brazil Category:Newspapers established in 1946 Category:1946 establishments in Brazil Category:Belém