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regime. In response to criticism, Civita said he chose this alternative rather than to capitalize the publishing arm from Grupo Abril. He did not want to submit his long-term vision to satisfy quarterly results for shareholders.
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1370:Naturalized citizens of Brazil
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818:"Eu gosto é de fazer revista"
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1166:(in Portuguese). 8 May 2012
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1100:Paolo Manzo (19 May 2012).
994:"Entrevista com Mino Carta"
641:2002, Grand Officer of the
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1130:"Civita, o nosso Murdoch"
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933:J. S. Faro (June 1998).
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625:1997, Commander of the
617:Maria Moors Cabot prize
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381:Caixa Econômica Federal
251:under license from the
223:, Italy to Sylvana and
119:Editor-in-chief of the
1375:Rice University alumni
1345:Brazilian billionaires
1226:Fundação Victor Civita
935:"Realidade, 1966–1968"
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1380:Wharton School alumni
1187:"A Abril e a Naspers"
904:"Board of Overseers"
847:The Lauder Institute
843:"Board of Governors"
647:Brazilian Government
633:Doctor Honoris Causa
239:, where his father,
133:Maria Antônia Civita
1254:on 11 February 2009
643:Order of Rio Branco
621:Columbia University
582:Instituto Millenium
439:Carlinhos Cachoeira
295:Marriage and family
286:Columbia University
253:Walt Disney Company
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1315:"The Abril Group"
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610:Legacy and awards
560:Board of Trustees
502:In response, the
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258:Donald Duck
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550:Civic life
506:newspaper
486:councilman
369:Mino Carta
675:Bloomberg
543:apartheid
356:Realidade
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301:Sao Paulo
290:Time Inc.
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714:31 May
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