The São Paulo Shimbun (サンパウロ新聞 Sanpauro Shinbun) is a Japanese-language newspaper published in Liberdade, São Paulo, Brazil. It is one of two Japanese-language newspapers in the city. It was established in 1946. As of 2013 Kátia Sattomura is the chief editor of the newspaper's Portuguese-language division. The newspaper publishes Portuguese content over the internet.
History
Founded on October 8, 1946, the Journal São Paulo Shimbun is a vehicle of communication directed towards the Japanese-Brazilian community. Businessman Mituto Mizumoto observed the need that Japanese immigrants had for their own newspaper which would publish facts about Brazil and Japan. The São Paulo Shimbun was authorized to start publishing on September 6, 1946. On October 12 of the same year the first edition was published. It continues to be a major source of news about the Brazilian Nikkei community.