Superinteressante
Brazilian science and culture magazine
Superinteressante (Portuguese for "super interesting"), or Super, is a Brazilian science and culture magazine. Super employs simple language to explain complex topics to the general public. It is published monthly since September 1987 by Editora Abril and competes with Galileu, a magazine published by Editora Globo that follows a similar style.
History
In 1987, Editora Abril bought the rights for Spanish magazine Muy Interesante, that would be translated and published in Brazil. However, the magazine's editors found that the style of the articles was not suitable for the Brazilian public, and decided to write their own pieces, maintaining Muy Interesante's layout and style.
The magazine was first published as a small paperback with less than twenty pages (called "Edição 0"), which came bundled with other magazines printed by Editora Abril. The second edition, however, was sold separately, featuring a cover article about superconductivity. That edition was a very big success and sold out at most retailers.
Nowadays, the magazine is the most influential of its genre in Brazil. It also spawned Mundo Estranho, that started as a section of Superinteressante, but grew to be a separate magazine.
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