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Interview with John Makinson on Brazil: “As Sophisticated a Market as the US or Britain”

By Edward Nawotka | Published: November 2, 2012
The Volkswagen van used to advertise the Penguin-Companhia partnership

In 2011, Penguin Acquired 45% of Brazilian publisher Companhia das Letras—and for some very good reasons—as Penguin CEO John Makinson explains in an interview with Edward Nawotka. Read More

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Explosion in Number of New Brazilian Imprints

By Roberta Campassi | Published: April 10, 2012
Penguin's US business imprint is among the latest crop to come to Brazil.

Brazilian publishers are introducing new imprints and new titles, adding to the country’s growing book production. Read More

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Penguin Buys 45% of Brazil’s Companhia das Letras

By Roberta Campassi | Published: December 6, 2011
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The acquisition gives Companhia das Letras wider global reach and gives Penguin a foothold in Brazil Read More

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Penguin Brings Its Classics to Brazil

By Edward Nawotka | Published: October 9, 2009
Penguin Brazil

By Edward Nawotka Brazilian book publishing is full of surprises –- one of them being that many classics of Western literature have never been translated into Portuguese. Stephen Morrison, Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Penguin  …  Read More

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