Adolpho Bloch

Adolpho Bloch
Born8 October 1908 
Died19 November 1995  (aged 87)
Awards
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry 
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Adolpho Bloch GCIH, born Avram Yossievitch Bloch (in Ukrainian: Аврам Йоссійович Блох; in Russian: Аврам Йосиевич Блох) (8 October 1908 – 19 November 1995), sometimes written Adolfo Bloch, was a Brazilian press and television businessman. Founder of the eponymous Bloch media group, he was one of the creators of the weekly magazine Manchete, in 1952, and also of Rádio Manchete (1980) and the television network Rede Manchete (1983), now defunct.