Visão was first published on 25 March 1993.[1][2][3] The magazine is the successor to the weekly newspaperO Jornal which was published between 1975[4][3] and 1992.[5][6]
The founding owner of Visão was the Projornal company.[4] The magazine was modelled on Time and Der Spiegel[1] and is owned by Impresa.[7][8] It was published weekly on Thursdays by Edimprensa, a joint subsidiary of Impresa and Edipresse.[6] In 2018 Portuguese company Trust in News (TIN) acquired the magazine.[9] The weekly has its headquarters in Lisbon.[6]
Visão has a liberal political leaning.[6] In addition to news sections the magazine has a 12-page culture section.[1] Since 1999 the weekly has offered a culture and leisuresupplement, Visão Sete.[1]
The circulation of Visão was 99,198 copies in 2005.[10] The magazine had a circulation of 100,000 copies in 2007.[11] Its 2008 circulation was 92,850 copies.[12] It rose to 103,000 copies in 2009.[6] The magazine had a circulation of 103,114 copies in 2010 and 98,332 in 2011.[13] The circulation of the magazine was 88,935 copies in 2012.[13] Its circulation was 77,693 copies between September and October 2013.[8]
^Manuel Pinto; Helena Sousa (2004). "Portugal". In M. Kelly; et al. (eds.). The Euromedia Handbook(PDF). London: SAGE. pp. 180–190. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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^Fernando Correia; Carla Martins. "Media Landscapes Portugal". European Journalism Centre. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
