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Imprensa Nacional

Imprensa Nacional (Portuguese for National Press) is an institution of the Brazilian Government responsible for publishing both Diário Oficial da União and Diário da Justiça and for maintaining both the National Press Museum and the National Press Library. It was created as Impressão Régia (Royal Printing) by John VI of Portugal while Brazil was still a Portuguese colony. It served as official press of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves when the Portuguese court moved to Brazil.

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(BRASÍLIA-DF, 02/01/2022) Vice-Presidente da República, Hamilton Mourão durante Visita à Imprensa Nacional.

Vice-Presidência da República · 02/01/2022 Visita à Imprensa Nacional · CC BY 2.0

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Imprensa Nacional (Portuguese for National Press) is an institution of the Brazilian Government responsible for publishing both Diário Oficial da União and Diário da Justiça and for maintaining both the National Press Museum and the National Press Library. It was created as Impressão Régia (Royal Printing) by John VI of Portugal while Brazil was still a Portuguese colony. It served as official press of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves when the Portuguese court moved to Brazil.

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  1. 01Foundation and history
  2. 02Archives and collections
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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