Açoriano Oriental (meaning The Eastern Azorean in English) is a Portuguese language newspaper published daily from Ponta Delgada, in the archipelago of the Azores, Portugal.

[2] It was its founder, Manuel António de Vasconcelos, born in Pilar da Bretanha, who first decided to publish a weekly newspaper with a regional character for the island of São Miguel, which mixed the public service and community aspects with politics and journalism.

[2] Four months prior to founding of the Açoriano Oriental, the first law that addressed press freedoms were introduced in Portugal; Manuel António de Vasconcelos quickly established his paper to take advantage of these public liberties.

[2] Manuel Ferreira de Almeida, for over thirty years and with great sacrifice, maintained the Açoriano Oriental in publication, until it was eventually acquired by Impraçor, when on 1 January 1979 it became a daily newspaper.

[2] In November 1996, the Açoriano Oriental was integrated into Açormedia, consisting of the original shareholders of Impraçor and Grupo Lusomundo, dominated by Controlinveste Media (today the majority stakeholder).