Diário da Manhã was first published on 4 April 1931 as an official organ of the National Union, ruling party of Portugal from 1932.
[1] Major editors and directors of the paper included Domingos Garcia Pulido, António da Fonseca and Barradas de Oliveira.
[3] In the early 1971 Diário da Manhã merged with another newspaper entitled A Voz to create Época which was launched on 1 February 1971.
[7] Diário da Manhã's editorials in 1934 attacked the university teachers and other educators serving at different levels arguing that they were left-wing activists, school demagogues and political party agents.
[6] The Hungarian revolution in 1956 was frequently featured in the pages of Diário da Manhã which had a supportive approach towards the anti-Soviet forces led by Imre Nagy.