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Grupo RBS
Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Grupo RBS, headquartered in Porto Alegre, Brazil, is a corporate entity operating in the field of media and communications.
Grupo RBS controls GZH which is a news partner of the Trust Project.
The company was founded in 1957 by Maurício Sirotsky Sobrinho and is still owned by the Sirotsky family today. Grupo RBS has interests in various media sectors, including television, radio, newspapers and digital media. In addition to GZH, some of the company's other media properties include Zero Hora, RBS TV, and Atlântida FM.
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