Contacto (Luxembourg) Explained

Contacto
Type:Weekly
Publisher:Saint-Paul Luxembourg
Foundation:1970
Language:Portuguese language
Headquarters:Luxembourg
Circulation:8,000
Website:www.jornal-contacto.lu

Contacto (pronounced as /pt/,) is a Portuguese language weekly tabloid newspaper in Luxembourg published by the Saint-Paul Luxembourg group.[1] The newspaper was founded in 1970.[2] As of the early 2000s, it was the largest Portuguese newspaper in the country, with a weekly circulation of around 8,000.[3]

The paper caters to the large Lusophone community in Luxembourg, primarily Portuguese and Cape Verdean Luxembourgers.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contacto. Publicitas. 15 August 2015. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083645/http://www.publicitas.com/home/media-solutions/media-search/advanced-media-search/media-factsheet-detail/mediadata/contacto-luxembourg/?PARAM1=IL2CL1#.Vc7j3Cztmko. dead.
  2. Willings Press Guide 2006. Chesham: Romeike Ltd, 2006. p. 586
  3. Kelly, Mary. The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Research Group: the Euromedia Handbook. London [u.a.]: Sage Publ, 2004. p. 140