Veteran Journalist Mino Carta Dies, leaving Legacy at Heart of Brazilian Press
São Paulo, Brazil – Mino Carta, a towering figure in Brazilian journalism and founder of influential publications including Veja, Istoé, and CartaCapital, has died. He was 90 years old.Carta’s passing marks the end of an era for the nation’s press, leaving behind a legacy of innovation and quality reporting.
Born in Genoa, Italy, on September 6, 1933, Carta immigrated to São Paulo with his family in the 1940s. He began his career after briefly studying law, working at Gazette del popolo in Turin, Italy, and as a correspondent for Brazilians Daily News and Illustrated World.
Returning to Brazil, Carta quickly rose to prominence, accepting an invitation from Victor Civita at age 27 to lead Quatro Rodas magazine, where he fostered the careers of journalists like José Hamilton Ribeiro. He subsequently spearheaded the launches of Veja in 1968, Istoé in 1976, and CartaCapital in 1994, shaping the landscape of Brazilian news media. He was also a founding member of the Jornal da Tarde in 1966, known for its in-depth reporting.
Alongside claudio Abramo, Carta founded the Jornal da República, though it later closed due to financial challenges.
Carta hailed from a family steeped in journalism, representing the third generation following his maternal grandfather, Luigi Bucherucci, a newspaper director in Genoa, and his father, Giannino carta, also a journalist. the family immigrated to São Paulo in August 1946.
Despite not completing a university degree, carta received an honorary doctorate from the Cásper Líbero Collage and was recognized with the brazilian Journalist Award from ACIE (Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in brazil) in 2006.
He is survived by his daughter, Manuela carta. He was predeceased by his wife, Maria Angelica Pressoto, who died in 1996, and his son, Gianni Carta, who passed away in 2019 after battling cancer.
