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                                    FORM 6-K


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                            Report of Foreign Issuer
                       Pursuant to Rule 13a or 15d - 16 of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         For the month of September 1999


                                  Tevecap S.A.
                    (Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)


                                  Tevecap Inc.
                       (Translation of Name into English)


                            SEC FILE NUMBER: 0-22267

                                Rua do Rocio, 313
                              Sao Paulo, SP Brazil
                                    04552-904
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant  files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

         Form 20-F       [X]       Form 40-F [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  by  furnishing  the  information
contained  in this  Form is  also  thereby  furnishing  the  information  to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

         Yes             [ ]       No      [X]

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with rule 12g3- 2(b):82 N/A




<PAGE>




                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


TEVECAP S.A.

By:      /s/ Jose Augusto P. Moreira
         ----------------------------
         Jose Augusto P. Moreira
         Officer


By:      /s/ Claudio Cesar D'Emilio
         ----------------------------
         Claudio Cesar D'Emilio
         Officer

Date: September 29, 1999


<PAGE>



                                  EXHIBIT LIST


1.   One  copy of the  filing  by  Abril  S.A.  with  the  Brazilian  Securities
     Commission   ("CVM"),   dated  September  29,  1999   containing   relevant
     information  regarding Tevecap S.A. for the three-month  period ended March
     31, 1999, with financial  information prepared in accordance with Brazilian
     GAAP.

2.   One  copy of the  filing  by  Abril  S.A.  with  the  Brazilian  Securities
     Commission   ("CVM"),   dated  September  29,  1999   containing   relevant
     information  regarding Tevecap S.A. for the six-month period ended June 30,
     1999,  with  financial  information  prepared in accordance  with Brazilian
     GAAP.








                          Quarterly Information Together with
                          Report of Independent Public Accountants

                          Abril S.A.

                          March 31, 1999

<PAGE>



FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION               Date - 3.31.1999             Corporate Law
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


9.29.09.1999  19:39:07                                                 Page 22
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE  REGISTRATION  WITH CVM DOES NOT IMPLY ANY EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS
MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERACITY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE    2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                               Registration
01437-0         ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - NIRE - REGISTRATION NUMBER
35.3.0013516-4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


01.02 - HEAD OFFICE

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - FULL ADDRESS                                        2 - SUBURB OR DISTRICT
Av. Otaviano Alves de Lima, 4.400                           Freguesia do O
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 - ZIP CODE          4 - MUNICIPALITY                  5 - STATE
02909-900             Sao Paulo                          SP
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 - AREA CODE    7 - TELEPHONE    8 - TELEPHONE   9 - TELEPHONE    10 - TELEX
011              3037-2010                  -               -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 - AREA CODE   12 - FAX         13 - FAX        14 - FAX
011              3037-2040                  -               -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15 - E-MAIL
[email protected]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


01.03 - DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS (Address for correspondence with Company)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - NAME
Jose Augusto Pinto Moreira
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 - FULL ADDRESS                        3 - SUBURB OR DISTRICT
    Av. Nacoes Unidas, 7.221                Pinheiros
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - ZIP CODE          5 - MUNICIPALITY                   6 - STATE
05425-902             Sao Paulo                           SP
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 - AREA CODE    8 - TELEPHONE    9 - TELEPHONE     10 - TELEPHONE   11 - TELEX
011              3037-2010                  -                -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 - AREA CODE   13 - FAX         14 - FAX          15 - FAX
011              3037-2040                  -                -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16 - E-MAIL
[email protected]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


01.04 - REFERENCE/INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        CURRENT YEAR                         CURRENT QUARTER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 - BEGINNING     2 - END     3 - QUARTER     4 - BEGINNING     5 - END
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1.1.1999      12.31.1999        1            1.1.1999       3.31.1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              PRIOR QUARTER
- ------------------------------------------
6 - QUARTER    7 - BEGINNING     8 - END
- ------------------------------------------
     4           10.1.1998     12.31.1998
- ------------------------------------------


9 - NAME OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT       10 -  CVM CODE
Arthur Andersen S/C                             00283-6
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 - NAME OF RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTANT             12 - CPF - Individual Taxpayers'
                                                Registration
Marco Antonio Brandao Simurro                   755.400.708-44
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                     Page 1

<PAGE>


FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION               Date - 3.31.1999             Corporate Law
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE     2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                           Registration
01437-0               ABRIL S.A.           44.597.052/000162
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


01.05 - COMPOSITION OF CAPITAL

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Number of Shares          1 - CURRENT QUARTER        2 - PRIOR QUARTER      3 - SAME QUARTER OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR
       (Thousand)                  3.31.1999                 12.31.1998                       3.31.1998
- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>                     <C>                                  <C>
Paid-up Capital
- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
      1 - Common                       5,302                   6,448                                8,277
- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
      2 - Preferred                   10,604                  12,896                               11,067
- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
      3 - Total                       15,906                  19,344                               19,344
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Treasury Stock
- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
      4 - Common                           0                       0                                    0
- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
      5 - Preferred                        0                       0                                    0
- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
      6 - Total                            0                       0                                    0
- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
</TABLE>


01.06 - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY

1 - TYPE OF COMPANY
Commercial, Industrial and Other

2 - SITUATION
Operational

3 - NATURE OF CONTROLLING INTEREST
Local Private

4 - ACTIVITY CODE
1070000 - Publishing and Printing

5 - MAIN ACTIVITY
Publishing of Magazines and Periodicals

6 - TYPE OF CONSOLIDATION
Partial

7 - TYPE OF REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Unqualified


01.07 - COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - ITEM          2 - CNPJ - National Corporate           3 - REGISTERED NAME
                      Taxpayers' Registration
    01                00.497.373/0001-10                    Galaxy Brasil Ltda.
    02                01.785.998/0001-40                     TVA Banda C Ltda.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.08 - CASH DIVIDENDS APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE QUARTER


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1 - ITEM     2 - EVENT   3 - APPROVAL     4 - DIVIDEND         5 - BEGINNING OF   6 - TYPE OF   7 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
                             DATE                                  PAYMENT            SHARES
- ------------ ----------- ---------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------- -----------------------
<S>          <C>         <C>              <C>                  <C>                <C>                     <C>
01           ASM         5.28.1999        Interest on Capital  6.10.1999          Registered              1.0138000000
                                                                                  common
- ------------ ----------- ---------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------- -----------------------
02           ASM         5.28.1999        Interest on Capital  6.10.1999          Registered              1.0138000000
                                                                                  preferred A
- ------------ ----------- ---------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------- -----------------------
03           ASM         5.28.1999        Interest on Capital  6.10.1999          Registered              1.0138000000
                                                                                  preferred B
- ------------ ----------- ---------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------- -----------------------
</TABLE>

                                     Page 2
<PAGE>

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION               Date - 3.31.1999             Corporate Law
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ---------------- ----------------------- --------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE       2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate
                                               Taxpayers' Registration
01437-0                ABRIL S.A.                 44.597.052/0001-62
- ---------------- ----------------------- --------------------------------------

01.09 - SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

1-ITEM   2-DATE OF    3-AMOUNT OF CAPITAL   4-AMOUNT OF CHANGE    5-ORIGIN OF CHANGE   7-NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED  8-PRICE OF SHARE
           CHANGE         (R$ thousand)        (R$ thousand)                                     (Thousand)      UPON ISSUANCE (R$)
- -------- ------------ -------------------- --------------------- -------------------- -------------------------   ----------------
<S>       <C>             <C>                     <C>             <C>                             <C>             <C>
01        1.30.1999       131,703                 (28,468)          Partial spin-off               0               0.0000000000
- -------- ------------ -------------------- --------------------- -------------------- -------------------------   ----------------
</TABLE>


01.10 - DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS

- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------
1 - DATE               2 - SIGNATURE
8.31.1999
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------




                                     Page 3
<PAGE>
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION               Date - 3.31.1999             Corporate Law
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE    2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                          Registration
01437-0             ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1 - CODE        2 - DESCRIPTION                    3-3.31.1999  4-12.31.1998
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1               Total assets                           252,026      959,712
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01            Current assets                           4,044      148,820
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.01         Cash and cash equivalents                    0       47,637
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.01.01      Cash and banks                               0       47,561
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.01.02      Short-term investments                       0           76
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.02         Credits                                    873       51,482
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.02.01      Accounts receivable                        873       51,482
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.03         Inventories                                  0       30,083
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.03.01      Raw materials                                0       15,824
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.03.02      Work in process                              0        7,668
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.03.03      Finished products                            0        1,040
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.03.04      Sundry materials                             0        5,551
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.04         Other                                    3,171       19,618
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.04.01      Advances to employees and other              0       10,119
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.04.03      Offsettable taxes                        3,171        9,499
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.01.04.04      Other credits                                0            0
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02            Noncurrent assets                      189,018      391,018
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.01         Sundry credits                             728        3,950
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.01.01      Loans to stockholders                        0        3,950
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.01.02      Recoverable income tax                     728            0
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.02         Related-party transactions             188,290      377,981
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.02.01      Affiliated companies                         0            0
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.02.02      Subsidiaries                             8,090      367,035
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.02.03      Other related companies                180,200       10,946
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.02.03.02   Abril Investments Corporation          175,426            0
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.02.03.03   Televisao Show Time Ltda.                3,001        3,001
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.02.03.04   Other                                    1,773        7,945
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.03         Other                                        0        9,087
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.03.01      Legal and compulsory deposits                0        9,087
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.02.03.02      Other  credits                               0            0
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03            Permanent assets                        58,964      419,874
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03.01         Investments                             58,964      200,062
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03.01.01      In affiliated companies                      0            0
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03.01.02      In subsidiaries                         58,913      199,397
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03.01.02.03   Abril Investments Corporation                0       23,036
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03.01.02.04   Abril Musiclub Ltda.                         0        2,379
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03.01.02.05   Abril Video da Amazonia S.A.                 0       44,894
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03.01.02.06   Dinap S.A. Distrib. Nac. de
                Publicacoes                                  0       25,816
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03.01.02.07   Editora Novo Continente S.A.                 0          954
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03.01.02.08   Listel Listas Telefonicas S.A.               0       19,715
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------
1.03.01.02.10   Reasa Representacao de
                Assinaturas S.A.                             0          308
- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------

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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION               Date - 3.31.1999             Corporate Law
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- --------------- ---------------------- ----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE    2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                       Registration
01437-0         ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------- ---------------------- ----------------------------------------


02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian of reais)

- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1 - CODE         2 - DESCRIPTION                   3-3.31.1999 4-12.31.1998
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.01.02.11    Tevecap S.A.                         47,814        65,373
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.01.02.12    TVA Continental S.A.                      1             1
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.01.02.13    TVA Sul Participacoes S.A.           11,098        12,176
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.01.02.15    Other                                     0         4,745
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.01.03       Other investments                        51           665
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.01.03.01    Marketable securities                     0            81
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.01.03.02    FISET                                     0            21
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.01.03.03    FINAM                                    51           547
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.01.03.05    Audiovisual incentive investments         0            16
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.02          Property, plant and equipment             0       190,217
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.02.01       Land                                      0        26,562
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.02.02       Buildings                                 0        22,312
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.02.03       Installations                             0        10,641
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.02.04       Machinery and equipment                   0        59,594
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.02.05       Furniture and fixtures                    0         9,642
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.02.06       Vehicles                                  0         7,446
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.02.07       EDP equipment                             0        22,320
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.02.08       Construction in progress                  0        26,716
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.02.09       Other construction                        0         4,984
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.03          Deferred charges                          0        29,595
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------
1.03.03.01       Restated cost                             0        29,595
- ---------------- ---------------------------------- --------- -------------


                                     Page 5
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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION                 Date - 3.31.1999            Corporate Law
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- --------------- ----------------------  ----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE    2 - REGISTERED NAME     3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                            Registration
01437-0               ABRIL S.A.           44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------- ----------------------  ----------------------------------------

02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (in thousands of
        Brazilian reais)

- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
1 - CODE     2 - DESCRIPTION                       3 - 3.31.1999  4 - 12.31.1998
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2            Total liabilities                           252,026         959,712
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01         Current liabilities                          28,555         519,266
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.01      Loans and financing                           8,943         231,063
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.01.01   Financing                                     8,943         231,063
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.02      Debentures                                        0               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.03      Trade accounts payable                            0          60,448
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.04      Taxes and contributions payable                   0           2,838
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.04.01   Income and social contribution taxes              0             719
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.04.02   Other taxes and contributions payable             0           2,119
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.05      Dividends payable                                 0               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.06      Accrued liabilities                          19,612          19,612
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.06.01   Interest on capital                          19,612          19,612
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.07      Related-party transactions                        0               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.08      Other                                             0         205,305
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.08.01   Salaries  and payroll taxes                       0          52,948
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.08.02   Advances received                                 0          10,978
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.08.03   Royalties payable                                 0           3,259
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.08.04   Magazine subscriptions                            0         131,242
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.01.08.05   Other accounts payable                            0           6,878
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02         Long-term liabilities                       354,806         355,856
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.01      Loans and financing                         172,200         188,245
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.01.01   Financial institutions                      172,200         188,245
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.02      Debentures                                        0               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.03      Accrued liabilities                               0               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04      Related-party transactions                   16,426         145,145
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.01   Editora Abril S.A.                            5,128               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.02   A.R. & T. Ltda.                                   0           5,105
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.03   Abril Video da Amazonia S.A.                      0          32,041
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.04   Editora Caras S.A.                                0          16,885
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.05   Listel - Listas Telefonicas S.A.                  0          21,250
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.06   Editora Novo Continente S.A.                      0          10,469
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.07   TV Cambara Ltda.                              1,207           1,175
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.08   TV Cerejeira Ltda.                            1,640           1,520
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.09   TV Eucalipto Ltda.                                0           1,830
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.10   TV Jacaranda Ltda.                                0           1,749
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.11   TV Jatoba Ltda.                               1,703           1,802
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.12   TV Manaca Ltda.                                   0            627
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.13   TV Mogno Ltda.                                1,712           1,601
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.14   TV Quaresmeira Ltda.                          1,695           1,572
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.15   TV Sequoia Ltda.                              1,665           1,548
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------
2.02.04.16   TV Tipuana Ltda.                              1,676           1,556
- ------------ ------------------------------------- -------------  --------------

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CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION                 Date - 3.31.1999             Corporate Law
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


01.01 - IDENTIFICATION
- --------------- ----------------------  ----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE    2 - REGISTERED NAME     3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                            Registration
01437-0             ABRIL S.A.              44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------- ----------------------  ----------------------------------------


02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (in thousands of
        Brazilian reais)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
<S>           <C>                                       <C>              <C>
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                           3 -  3.31.1999  4 - 12.31.1998
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.02.04.17    Other                                                  0           5,710
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.02.04.18    Loans from stockholders                                0          38,705
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.02.05       Other                                            166,180          22,466
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.02.05.01    Taxes and contributions payable                      412           7,159
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.02.05.02    Provision for losses on subsidiaries'            165,768          12,668
              and affiliated companies' operations
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.02.05.03    Deferred income tax                                    0           2,639
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.03          Deferred income                                        0             507
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05          Stockholders' equity                            (131,335)         84,083
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.01       Paid-in capital                                  131,703         160,170
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.01.01    Capital                                          131,703         160,170
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.02       Capital reserves                                  25,673          25,622
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.02.01    Investment grants                                 25,673          25,622
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.03       Revaluation reserves                                   0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.03.01    Own assets                                             0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.03.02    Subsidiaries/Affiliated companies                      0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.04       Profit reserves                                        0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.04.01    Legal                                                  0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.04.02    Statutory                                              0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.04.03    For contingencies                                      0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.04.04    Unrealized profits                                     0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.04.05    Retention of profits                                   0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.04.05.01 Retention of profits                                   0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.04.06    Special for undistributed dividends                    0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.04.07    Other profit reserves                                  0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05.05       Retained earnings/accumulated deficit           (288,711)       (101,709)
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------  --------------
</TABLE>

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QUARTERLY INFORMATION                 Date - 3.31.1999             Corporate Law
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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------  -------------------   -------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
    01437-0       ABRIL S.A.                   Registration
                                               44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------  -------------------   --------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


03.01 - STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------
<S>            <C>                                             <C>                 <C>              <C>             <C>
1 - CODE     2 - DESCRIPTION                                   3 -  1.1.1999 to   4 - 1.1.1999 to  5 - 1.1.1998 to  6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                                    3.31.1999         3.31.1999        3.31.1998        3.31.1998
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.01         Gross sales of products and services                            0                 0          174,404          174,404
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.02         Gross sales deductions                                       (412)             (412)          (4,480)          (4,480)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.03         Net sales of products and services                           (412)             (412)         169,924          169,924
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.04         Cost of products and services sold                              0                 0          (57,894)         (57,894)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.05         Gross profit                                                 (412)             (412)         112,030          112,030
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06         Operating income/expenses                                (187,318)         (187,318)        (152,961)        (152,961)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.01      Selling                                                         0                 0          (78,373)         (78,373)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.02      General and administrative                                      0                 0          (41,691)         (41,691)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.03      Financial                                                  (2,799)           (2,799)            4,445           4,445
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.03.01   Financial income                                            4,395             4,395            16,655          16,655
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.03.02   Financial expenses                                         (7,194)           (7,194)          (12,210)        (12,210)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.04      Other operating income                                          0                 0                 0               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.04.01   Goodwill amortization                                           0                 0                 0               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.04.02   Provision for losses on subsidiaries' operations                0                 0                 0               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.04.03   Other income                                                    0                 0                 0               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.05      Other operating expenses                                 (168,503)         (168,503)          (10,385)        (10,385)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.05.01   Exchange variations                                          (115)             (115)           (4,970)         (4,970)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.05.02   Provision for losses on subsidiaries' operations         (165,768)         (165,768)           (2,213)         (2,213)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.05.03   Goodwill amortization                                      (2,620)           (2,620)                0               0
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.05.04   Other expenses                                                  0                 0            (3,202)         (3,202)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.06.06      Equity in results of subsidiaries and                     (16,016)          (16,016)          (26,957)        (26,957)
             affiliated companies
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.07         Operating expenses                                       (187,730)         (187,730)          (40,931)        (40,931)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.08         Nonoperating expense                                            0                 0            (3,011)         (3,011)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.08.01      Income                                                          0                 0             5,748           5,748
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.08.02      Expenses                                                        0                 0            (8,759)         (8,759)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.09         Loss before taxes/employee profit sharing                (187,730)         (187,730)          (43,942)        (43,942)
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
3.10         Provision for income and social contribution                    0                 0                 0               0
             taxes
- ------------ ------------------------------------------------- -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
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- ------------   -------------------   -------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
    01437-0        ABRIL S.A.            Registration
                                         44.597.052/0001-62
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

03.01 - STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ----------- ----------------------------------- ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------
<S>         <C>                                 <C>              <C>                <C>              <C>
1 - CODE    2 - DESCRIPTION                     3 -  1.1.1999 to  4 - 1.1.1999 to   5 - 1.1.1998 to   6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                     3.31.1999        3.31.1999         3.31.1998         3.31.1998
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
3.11        Deferred income tax                             728             728            3,761                3,761
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
3.12        Employee profit sharing/statutory                 0               0           (3,676)              (3,676)
            contributions
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
3.12.01     Profit sharing                                    0               0           (3,676)              (3,676)
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
3.12.01.01  Employee profit sharing                           0               0           (3,676)              (3,676)
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
3.12.02     Contributions                                     0               0                0                    0
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
3.13        Reversal of interest on capital                   0               0                0                    0
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
3.15        Net income/loss for the period             (187,002)       (187,002)         (43,857)             (43,857)
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
            NUMBER OF SHARES, FORMER                     15,906          15,906           19,344               19,344
            TREASURY STOCK (thousand)
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
            EARNINGS PER SHARE
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
            LOSS PER SHARE                            (11.75670)      (11.75670)        (2.26721)            (2.26721)
- ----------- ----------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------  ----------------  ----------------
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1 - INTRODUCTION

In compliance with Instruction CVM No. 248 of 3.29.96,  the financial statements
for the three-month period ended March 31, 1999 were prepared in accordance with
accounting  practices  emanating from Brazilian  corporate law and supplementary
provisions. The accounting practices and criteria were applied consistently with
those adopted in preparing  the financial  statements of Abril S.A. for the last
fiscal year.

As required in CVM's  Guidance  Opinion No. 29 of April 18, 1996, the Company is
also presenting supplementary financial statements in constant purchasing power.


2 - CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING

Upon  homologation  of  the  Ministry  of  Communications,  in  accordance  with
Ordinance No. 75 of July 2, 1999,  published in the Official Gazette on July 23,
1999,  Abril  S.A.'s  net  assets in the  amount of  R$28,468  were spun off and
3,438,030 shares were cancelled based on the financial statements as of December
31, 1998, and supported by an appraisal report issued by experts.

As a consequence,  the spun off portion of the business related to publications,
telephone  directories,  sale of videotapes and compact discs,  and broadcasting
services  was merged into  Editora  Abril S.A.  Abril S.A.  continues as holding
company of the Pay TV business.  This  reorganization  has aligned the Company's
legal and management structures.

Following is a description  of Abril S.A.'s spun off portions as of December 31,
1998:


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Current assets                                                     144,271
Noncurrent assets                                                  258,656
Permanent assets                                                   342,325
                                                                -----------
Total assets                                                       745,252
                                                                -----------

Current liabilities                                                496,270
Long-term liabilities                                              220,007
Deferred income                                                        507
                                                                -----------
Total liabilities                                                  716,784
                                                                -----------

Net assets                                                          28,468
                                                                ===========


3 - LOANS AND FINANCING

On October 25,  1995,  the Company  raised  funds in foreign  markets by issuing
Eurobonds in the amount of US$100  million  dollars,  equivalent to R$172,200 at
the exchange  rate of March 31, 1999.  The  principal of these bonds  matures on
October 25, 2003,  and investors  have the option to redeem them up to the limit
of 99.99% of the principal on October 25, 1998. Interest thereon is 12% per year
above exchange rate variation,  payable semiannually in April 25 and October 25,
having started on April 25, 1996.

On  October  23,  1998,  affiliate  Abril  Investments  Corporation  invested in
foreign markets US$97,925, equivalent to R$168,627 at the exchange rate of March
31,  1999,  backed  by the  aforementioned  Eurobonds.  These  bonds are kept in
portfolio for future placement in the secondary market. As a consequence of this
operation and as opted by the other investors,  the redemption right established
in the original contract was not exercised.

On November 26, 1996, subsidiary Tevecap S.A. raised funds in foreign markets in
the amount of US$250  million  dollars,  equivalent to R$430,500 at the exchange
rate of March 31, 1999,  through the issuance of Senior Notes.  The principal of
these bonds,  which are secured by Tevecap's  subsidiaries,  matures on November
26, 2004.  Interest is 12.625% per year above exchange rate  variation,  payable
semiannually in May 25 and November 25, having started on May 25, 1997.

Other foreign and local currency  financing for fixed assets and working capital
mature up to March 2002 and are secured by promissory notes and mortgages of the
financed  assets.  Interest  rates  vary  from 8% to 14.7%  per year  above  the
exchange rate variation defined in the respective contracts.




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4 - INCOME TAX

The amounts charged and credited to the Provision for Income Tax account for the
three-month period ended March 31, 1999 are as follows:

                                                          COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED
                                                         -------- --------------

Provision for deferred income tax asset (tax loss)            728           728
                                                         -------- --------------
Income tax credited to result                                 728           728
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5 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - CVM INSTRUCTION 235/95

Loans and financing are detailed in Note 3.

Except for the loan granted to  affiliated  company  Televisao  Show Time Ltda.,
which is not subject to interest,  all other loans  granted to or obtained  from
subsidiaries  and affiliated  companies  under loan agreements are subject to at
market prevailing interest rates.

The market values of other  financial  instruments  receivable and payable as of
March 31, 1999 do not differ from those recorded in the financial statements.

Such  operations  are performed and  controlled  based on criteria  periodically
reviewed considering financial soundness,  reliability and market profile of the
entity with which they are carried out.


6 - DEFERRAL OF EXCHANGE VARIATION

On March 26, 1999, CVM published Resolution No. 294/99,  granting  publicly-held
companies the possibility of deferring  expenses or revenues related to exchange
variation arising from receivables or payables in foreign  currency,  determined
for the three-month period ended March 31, 1999. The amortization  period varies
in accordance  with the maturity of such  receivables  or payables,  provided it
does not exceed four years.

The  Company  opted for  maintaining  in result the net  effect of the  exchange
variation for the period.  Consequently,  the expense charged to result amounted
to R$115 (Company) and R$161,966 (Consolidated).


7 - PROCESSING OF DATES AFTER 1999 (UNAUDITED)

The Company's  management  established  a specific  project to make the computer
system  year 2000  compliant  and ensure  that there  will be no  disruption  of
operations. This project includes, among other:



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a)   Definition  of human  and  financial  resources  and  appointment  of a Top
     Management  member as  responsible  for its  implementation,  execution and
     control;

b)   Establishment  of a  communication  program to alert business  partners and
     internal  users to aspects of the year 2000 so as to make them aware of the
     risks involved and the solutions required.

c)   An inventory of applications  and production and corporate  equipment which
     could be affected by this issue;

d)   Applications  acquired from external suppliers are guaranteed by them as to
     the correct treatment of dates subsequent to December 31, 1999. All systems
     are being tested and the measures taken by such suppliers are monitored;


e)   In-house  developed  applications  are being adjusted  following a schedule
     defined based on their  importance.  The last adjustment is scheduled to be
     completed in 1999.


8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

So as to generate the cash flow needed to support and expand its  operations and
business,  Management  has  taken a series  of  actions,  including  the sale of
non-strategic assets, cost reduction, and offering of new services and products,
such as the recently  launched  @JATO,  Internet  access  through the operator's
cables. The following operations were carried out:

On  July  28,   1999,   upon   approval   of   ANATEL  -   National   Agency  of
Telecommunications,  direct  subsidiary  Tevecap S.A.  and  indirect  subsidiary
TVACommunications  Ltd.  (TVAICO),  executed the sales  agreements dated May 18,
1999, and sold their total interest in subsidiaries and affiliated companies, as
shown below,  to Galaxy Latin  America,  DirectTV Latin America Inc. and Darlene
Investments LLC, of Hughes Eletronics and the Cisneros Group respectively.

a)   Participations sold to Galaxy Latin America:

    a.1.  100% of the  participation  in Galaxy do Brasil Ltda. (GLB),  wholly-
          owned  subsidiary and DirecTV's  exclusive  local operator in Brazil;



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    a.2.  100% of the participation  in  TVA  Banda C Ltda. (TVA Banda C), TVA's
          operator for Band C services;

b)   Participations  sold to DirecTV Latin America Inc. and Darlene  Investments
     LLC:

    b.1.  10% of the participation in Galaxy Latin America, in which Tevecap has
          an indirect  investment through its subsidiary TVA Communications Ltd.
         (TVAICO);

    b.2. 25% of the  participation  in Surfin Ltd. (Surfin), a limited liability
         company  engaged in  financing  of  DirecTV's services throughout Latin
         America;

    b.3. The rights to  promissory  notes (CBC Notes)  receivable  from  related
         company California  Broadcast Center (CBC), a limited liability company
         of Delaware, US, the principal of which totals R$7,580 thousand; and

    b.4. CBC Unit  Acquisition  Class B Bonuses (CBC  Bonuses),  dated April 11,
         1997,  convertible  into CBC shares,  recorded under the cost method at
         zero value.

The above  operations  total  R$674,070,  equivalent,  on the closing  date,  to
US$371,000, represented as follows:

a)   The amount of R$315,056, equivalent to US$173,403, related to revenues from
     the  sale of  these  assets,  R$268,725  (US$147,903)  of which in cash and
     R$46,331 (US$25,500) through a Promissory Note subject to London Inter-Bank
     Bid Rate (LIBID)  interest above exchange  variation,  maturing on July 28,
     2001;

b)   The  amount  of  R$359,014,   equivalent  to  US$197,597,  related  to  the
     absorption  of debts of these  companies.  Of this  total,  the  amount  of
     R$53,724  (US$29,569)  refers to loan to affiliated  company  Editora Abril
     S.A., which was settled immediately after closing of the operation.

In addition, as part of these agreements,  on July 28, 1999, indirect subsidiary
TVA  Communications  Ltd.  used the funds  obtained  from these  operations  and
invested in foreign  markets the amount of US$131,201,  equivalent to R$238,379,
in Senior Notes issued by direct  subsidiary  Tevecap S.A. This  investment  was
made  with a  negative  goodwill  of  35% of the  face  value  of  these  Notes,
equivalent to US$70,647. As a result of this investment,  of the total amount of
US$250,000 of Senior Notes issued,  US$201,848  are kept in portfolio for future
placement in the secondary market.


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In view of the above, as from this quarter,  the financial  statements of Galaxy
do Brasil Ltda. and TVA Banda C Ltda. are no longer included in the consolidated
financial statements, as established by CVM Instruction 247/96.



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MARKET

Abril S.A.'s principal activity is participating in Pay TV companies. Its result
for the three-month  period ended March 31, 1999 consists basically of equity in
results of subsidiaries and affiliated companies.



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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME              3 - CNPJ - National Corporate
                                                    Taxpayers'Registration
01437-0          ABRIL S.A.                         44.597.052/0001-62
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06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1 - CODE       2 - DESCRIPTION                  3 -  3.31.1999   4 - 12.31.1998
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1              Total assets                            861,613        1,567,582
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01           Current assets                           60,734          415,779
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.01        Cash and cash equivalents                 2,296           59,450
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.01.01     Cash and banks                            2,294           56,481
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.01.02     Short-term investments                        2            2,969
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.02        Credits                                  17,764          221,009
- ------------- --------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.02.01     Accounts receivable                      17,764          221,009
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.03        Inventories                              24,595           62,393
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.03.01     Raw materials                            14,976           33,867
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.03.02     Work in process                               0            8,406
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.03.03     Finished products                             0           10,293
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.03.04     Sundry materials                          9,619            9,827
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.04        Other                                    16,079           72,927
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.04.01     Advances to employees and other          11,599           52,962
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.01.04.03     Offsettable taxes                         4,480           19,965
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02           Noncurrent assets                       255,773          156,025
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.01        Sundry credits                              728           12,362
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.01.01     Loans to stockholders                         0            5,387
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.01.02     Recoverable income tax                      728            6,975
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02        Related-party transactions              244,564          115,410
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.01     Affiliated companies                          0                0
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.02     Subsidiaries                                  0                0
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03     Other related companies                 244,564          115,410
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.01  TVA Brasil Radioenlaces Ltda.            26,102           26,104
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.02  Canbras TVA Cabo Ltda.                    9,772           20,803
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.03  Prize Investments Limited                     0            5,157
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.04  Televisao Show Time Ltda.                 3,001            3,001
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.05  HBO Partners                                  0            1,743
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.06  TV Manaca Ltda.                             412                0
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.07  California Broadcast Center               7,940            7,580
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.08  Canbras Participacoes Ltda.                 311              311
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.09  IHK S.A.                                      0            8,032
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.10  MTV Brasil Ltda.                              0            7,042
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.11  SCP Elle                                      0              638
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.12  Abril Musiclub Ltda.                          0            2,152
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.13  Associacao Abril de Beneficios                0            1,578
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.14  Parana Participacoes S/C Ltda.                0            5,508
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.15  TVA Finco Ltd.                           15,932           15,932
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.16  Abril Investments Corporation           175,426                0
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.17  TVA Banda C Ltda.                         2,515                0
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.02.03.18  Other                                     3,153            9,829
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.03        Other                                    10,481           28,253
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.03.01     Legal and compulsory deposits             2,979           19,673
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.03.02     Tax incentives and other                  7,502            1,002
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ----------------
1.02.03.03     Prepaid expenses                              0            7,578
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06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of reais)

- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                   3 - 3.31.1999  4 - 12.31.1998
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03          Permanent assets                        545,106         995,778
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------

1.03.01       Investments                             144,620         154,809
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.01.01    In affiliated companies                  55,467          58,850
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.01.02    In subsidiaries                          89,102          95,139
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.01.02.01 Goodwill on investments                  89,102          95,139
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.01.03    Other investments                            51             820
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.01.03.01 Marketable securities                         0             111
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.01.03.02 FISET                                         0              21
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.01.03.03 FINAM                                        51             327
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.01.03.04 Loans - Eletrobras                            0               1
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.01.03.05 Other                                         0             360
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02       Property, plant and equipment           314,731         704,638
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.01    Land                                      1,890          28,452
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.02    Buildings                                 1,800          36,747
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.03    Installations                             1,596          15,159
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.04    Industrial machinery and                      0          58,120
              equipment
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.05    Television equipment                    205,040         364,530
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.06    Furniture and fixtures                    1,340          13,831
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.07    Vehicles                                  1,751          11,187
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.08    EDP equipment                             6,249          39,681
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.09    Construction in progress                  3,575          38,103
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.10    Cable installations                      87,422          84,768
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.02.11    Other construction                        4,068          14,060
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.03       Deferred charges                         85,755         136,331
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------
1.03.03.01    Restated cost                            85,755         136,331
- ------------- --------------------------------  -------------  -----------------


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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME              3 - CNPJ - National Corporate
                                                    Taxpayers'Registration
01437-0          ABRIL S.A.                         44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------------

06.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
        (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
1 - CODE    2 - DESCRIPTION                        3 - 3.31.1999  4 - 12.31.1998
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2           Total liabilities                            861,613       1,567,582
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01        Current liabilities                          175,308         968,170
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.01     Loans and financing                           66,701         296,258
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.02     Debentures                                         0               0
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.03     Trade accounts payable                        56,553         314,808
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.04     Taxes and contributions payable               20,292          47,125
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.04.01  Income and social contribution taxes              85           9,674
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ------------- ---------------
2.01.04.02  Other taxes and contributions payable         20,207          37,451
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ------------- ---------------
2.01.05     Dividends payable                                  0               0
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.06     Accrued liabilities                           19,612          20,005
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.06.01  Dividends/interest on capital                 19,612          20,005
            payable
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.07     Related-party transactions                         0               0
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.08     Other                                         12,150         289,974
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.08.01  Salaries, profit sharing and                   5,436          75,378
            payroll taxes
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.08.02  Advances received                              2,049          31,089
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.08.03  Royalties and copyrights                           0          18,338
            payable
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.08.04  Other accounts payable                         4,665          25,685
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.01.08.05  Magazine subscriptions                             0         139,484
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02        Long-term liabilities                        922,498         486,762
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.01     Loans and financing                          623,479         376,687
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.02     Debentures                                         0               0
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.03     Accrued liabilities                                0               0
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04     Related-party transactions                   169,282          43,577
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.01  Editora Abril S.A.                           154,623               0
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.02  Editora Caras S.A.                                 0          14,403
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.03  TV Cambara Ltda.                               1,207           1,175
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.04  TV Cerejeira Ltda.                             1,640           1,520
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.05  TV Eucalipto Ltda.                                 0           1,830
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.06  TV Jacaranda Ltda.                                 0           1,749
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.07  TV Jatoba Ltda.                                1,703           1,802
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.08  TV Manaca Ltda.                                    0             626
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.09  TV Mogno Ltda.                                 1,712           1,601
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.10  TV Quaresmeira Ltda.                           1,695           1,572
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.11  TV Sequoia Ltda.                               1,665           1,548
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.12  TV Tipuana Ltda.                               1,676           1,556
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.14  Canbras Communication Corporation                  0           4,835
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.15  Gracia Consultoria e Investimentos,                0           1,540
            Lda
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.16  TVA Network Participacoes S.A.                 3,361               0
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.04.17  Other                                              0           7,820
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.05     Other                                        129,737          66,498
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.05.01  Loans from stockholders                            0          38,705
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.05.02  Taxes and contributions payable                1,631          13,291
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.05.03  Provision for losses on subsidiaries'        120,167             378
            and affiliated companies' operations
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.05.04  Deferred income tax                                0           2,639
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.02.05.05  Other                                          7,939          11,485
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.03        Deferred income                                    0             507
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
2.04        Minority interest                          (104,858)          28,060
- ----------- -------------------------------------  -------------  --------------


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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME                3 - CNPJ - National Corporate
                                                      Taxpayers'Registration
01437-0          ABRIL S.A.                           44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------------------


06.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
        EQUITY (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                     3 -  3.31.1999  4 - 12.31.1998
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------  --------------
2.05          Stockholders' equity                     (131,335)         84,083
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.01       Paid-in capital                           131,703         160,170
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.02       Capital reserves                           25,673          25,622
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.03       Revaluation reserves                            0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.03.01    Own assets                                      0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.03.02    Subsidiaries/Affiliated companies               0               0
              companies
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.04       Profit reserves                                 0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.04.01    Legal                                           0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.04.02    Statutory                                       0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.04.03    For contingencies                               0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.04.04    Unrealized profits                              0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.04.05    Retention of profits                            0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.04.05.01 Retention of profits                            0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.04.06    Special for undistributed dividends             0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.04.07    Other profit reserves                           0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.05.05       Retained earnings/accumulated            (288,711)       (101,709)
              deficit
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------ -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
1 - CVM CODE             2 - REGISTERED NAME                                                     3 - CNPJ - National Corporate
01437-0                  ABRIL S.A.                                                                  Taxpayers' Registration
                                                                                                 44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------ -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------ -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
1 - CODE     2 - DESCRIPTION                                3 - 1.1.1999 to   4 - 1.1.1999 to    5 - 1.1.1998 to    6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                               3.31.1999         3.31.1999          3.31.1998          3.31.1998
- ------------ -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
<S>          <C>                                                <C>               <C>               <C>                <C>
3.01         Gross sales of products and services               56,515            56,515            385,281            385,281

3.02         Gross sales deductions                            (4,632)           (4,632)           (15,976)           (15,976)

3.03         Net sales of products and services                 51,883            51,883            369,305            369,305

3.04         Cost of products and services sold               (47,774)          (47,774)          (194,627)          (194,627)

3.05         Gross profit                                        4,109             4,109            174,678            174,678

3.06         Operating income/expenses                       (302,022)         (302,022)          (235,906)          (235,906)

3.06.01      Selling                                           (3,850)           (3,850)          (131,541)          (131,541)

3.06.02      General and administrative                       (10,743)          (10,743)           (78,645)           (78,645)

3.06.03      Financial                                        (27,554)          (27,554)            (9,110)            (9,110)

3.06.03.01   Financial income                                    8,948             8,948             26,567             26,567

3.06.03.02   Financial expenses                               (36,502)          (36,502)           (35,677)           (35,677)

3.06.04      Other operating income                                  0                 0                  0                  0

3.06.04.01   Goodwill amortization                                   0                 0                  0                  0

3.06.04.02   Provision for losses on subsidiaries'
             operations                                              0                 0                  0                  0

3.06.04.03   Other income                                            0                 0                  0                  0

3.06.04.04   Exchange variations                                     0                 0                  0                  0

3.06.05      Other operating expenses                        (169,409)         (169,409)           (16,045)           (16,045)

3.06.05.01   Exchange variations                             (161,966)         (161,966)           (12,160)           (12,160)

3.06.05.02   Provision for losses on subsidiaries'
             operations                                        (3,639)           (3,639)                  0                  0

3.06.05.03   Goodwill amortization                             (3,804)           (3,804)                  0                  0

3.06.05.04   Other expenses                                          0                 0            (3,885)            (3,885)

3.06.06      Equity in results of subsidiaries and            (90,466)          (90,466)              (565)              (565)
             affiliated companies

3.07         Operating expenses                              (297,913)         (297,913)           (61,228)           (61,228)

3.08         Nonoperating expense                                (880)             (880)            (2,426)            (2,426)

3.08.01      Income                                              (928)             (928)              8,119              8,119

3.08.02      Expenses                                               48                48           (10,545)           (10,545)

3.09         Loss before taxes/employee profit sharing       (298,793)         (298,793)           (63,654)           (63,654)

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------ -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
1 - CVM CODE             2 - REGISTERED NAME                                                     3 - CNPJ - National Corporate
01437-0                  ABRIL S.A.                                                                  Taxpayers' Registration
                                                                                                 44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------ -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------ -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
1 - CODE     2 - DESCRIPTION                                3 - 1.1.1999 to   4 - 1.1.1999 to    5 - 1.1.1998 to    6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                               3.31.1999         3.31.1999          3.31.1998          3.31.1998
- ------------ -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
<S>          <C>                                                <C>              <C>               <C>                <C>
3.10         Provision for income and social contribution               0                0           (2,527)            (2,527)
             taxes

3.11         Deferred income tax                                      728              728             6,876              6,876

3.12         Employee profit sharing/statutory contributions            0                0           (3,877)            (3,877)

3.12.01      Profit sharing                                             0                0           (3,877)            (3,877)

3.12.01.01   Employee profit sharing                                    0                0           (3,877)            (3,877)

3.12.02      Contributions                                              0                0                 0                  0

3.13         Reversal of interest on capital                            0                0                 0                  0

3.14         Minority interest                                    111,063          111,063            19,325             19,325

3.15         Net income/loss for the period                     (187,002)        (187,002)          (43,857)           (43,857)

             NUMBER OF SHARES, FORMER TREASURY STOCK               15,906           15,906            19,344             19,344
             (thousand)

             EARNINGS PER SHARE

             LOSS PER SHARE                                    (11.75670)       (11.75670)         (2.26721)          (2.26721)

</TABLE>

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- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 - ABRIL S.A.                                          44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
08.01--COMMENT ON THE CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MARKET

Abril S.A. and its subsidiaries operate solely in providing of Pay TV services.

This  area,  through  TVA,  presently  with  314,000  subscribers,  presented  a
reduction of 4% as compared to the same period of the previous year.


ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND EXPENSES

The  increase  in  administrative  costs and  expenses,  as compared to the same
period of the  previous  period was mainly due to the  increase in  depreciation
expenses,  amortization of deferred charges and programming costs of Tevecap and
its subsidiaries in view of the expansion of its operations.


INVESTMENTS

Disbursements  expected for 1999 amount to R$82.5 million which will be invested
in the following:

- - acquisition of Pay TV broadcasting and reception equipment.
- - new installations, furniture and fixtures.

To date,  R$37.5 million of the total amount has been  disbursed.  Approximately
R$23.2 million is expected to be disbursed in the next quarter.


FINANCIAL FLOW

For the  quarter,  the  Company  and its  subsidiaries  had a bank  indebtedness
balance of R$690.2  million,  90% of which is  represented  by long-term  debts.
However,  the Company has a loan  receivable  from the affiliated  company Abril
Investments  Corporation  (AICO)  as  described  in Note 3.  Therefore,  its net
indebtedness amounts to R$514.7 million.

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE     2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                                  Registration
   01437-0            ABRIL S.A.                           44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

09.01 - INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - ITEM    2 - REGISTERED NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATED COMPANY
     01                     TEVECAP S.A.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 - CNPJ - National     4 - CLASSIFICATION   5 - % INTEREST        6 - %
           Corporate                              IN CAPITAL OF    STOCKHOLDERS'
           Taxpayers'                             INVESTEE         EQUITY
           Registration                                            OF INVESTOR

    57.574.170/0001-05  CLOSELY-HELD SUBSIDIARY     62.16             0.00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY            8 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN THE CURRENT QUARTER
                                                 (THOUSAND)
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER        140,701
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN THE PRIOR QUARTER
                  (THOUSAND)
         140,701
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 ABRIL S.A.                                          44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17.01 - REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS - UNQUALIFIED
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To the Board of Directors of

Abril S.A.


(1) We have  reviewed  the  quarterly  information  of  EDITORA  ABRIL  S.A.  (a
Brazilian  corporation)  which  includes the balance sheet as of March 31, 1999,
the statement of operations for the quarter then ended,  the performance  report
and relevant information.


(2) Our review was conducted in accordance with specific  standards  established
by the Brazilian  Institute of Accountants - IBRACON,  together with the Federal
Accounting  Council,  and  consisted   principally  of:  (a)  inquiries  of  and
discussions  with  management  responsible  for the  accounting,  financial  and
operating areas as to the principal  criteria  adopted in the preparation of the
quarterly information, and (b) review of information and subsequent events which
had or could have had a relevant effect on the financial position and results of
operations of the Company.


(3) Based on our review,  we are not aware of any  material  modifications  that
should be made to the  quarterly  information  referred to above for it to be in
conformity with accounting practices emanating from Brazilian corporate law, and
with  standards   established  by  the  Brazilian  Securities  Commission  -CVM,
specifically applicable to the preparation of mandatory quarterly information.


(4) Also based on our  review,  we are not aware of any  material  modifications
that should be made to the  quarterly  information  referred  to in  paragraph 1
above  for it to be in  conformity  with  accounting  practices  emanating  from
Brazilian  corporate  law,  and  with  standards  established  by the  Brazilian
Securities  Commission - CVM,  specifically  applicable  to the  preparation  of
voluntary quarterly information in constant purchasing power currency.

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 ABRIL S.A.                                          44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17.01 - REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS - UNQUALIFIED
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


(5) The  balance  sheet as of  December  31,  1998,  presented  for  comparative
purposes,  had been  audited by us and our report  thereon  dated March 31, 1999
included  comments on the financial  difficulty of the consolidated  operations,
which were eliminated with the measures adopted by the Management,  as disclosed
in Note 8. The  statement of  operations  for the quarter  ended March 31, 1998,
presented for comparative  purposes,  had also been previously audited by us and
our  report  thereon,  dated  June 8, 1998,  was  issued  without  qualification
reviewed.


Sao Paulo, August 31, 1999



                                                  ARTHUR ANDERSEN S/C


                                                  Marco Antonio Brandao Simurro
                                                  Engagement Partner



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01437-0 ABRIL S.A.                                          44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18.02 - COMMENT ON THE SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATED COMPANY PERFORMANCE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsidiary/Affiliated Company :    TEVECAP S.A.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See comment on consolidated performance.



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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18.02 - COMMENT ON THE SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATED COMPANY PERFORMANCE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsidiary/Affiliated Company :    TEVECAP S.A.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME  3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                       Registration
   01437-0         ABRIL S.A.                  44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------

CONTENTS

- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
GROUP      TABLE       DESCRIPTION                                      PAGE
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01          01      IDENTIFICATION                                    1
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01          02      HEAD OFFICE                                       1
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01          03      DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS
                       (Address for correspondence with Company)         1
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01          04      QUARTERLY INFORMATION REFERENCE                   1
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01          05      COMPOSITION OF CAPITAL                            2
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01          06      CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY                    2
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01          07      COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE
                       CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                 2
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01          08      CASH DIVIDENDS                                    2
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01          09      SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES
                       IN THE CURRENT YEAR                               3
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01          10      DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS                      3
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   02          01      BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS                            4
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   02          02      BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND
                       STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                              6
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   03          01      STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS                           8
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   04          01      NOTES TO THE QUARTERLY INFORMATION                10
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   05          01      COMMENT ON THE COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE
                       IN THE QUARTER                                    17
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   06          01      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS               19
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   06          02      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
                       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY              21
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   07          01      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS              23
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   08          01      COMMENT ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE
                       IN THE QUARTER                                    25
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   09          01      INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR
                       AFFILIATED COMPANIES                              26
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   17          01      REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS          27
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
                                                          TEVECAP S.A.
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   18          02      COMMENT ON SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATED
                       COMPANY PERFORMANCE                              29/30
- ---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- -----------

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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE  REGISTRATION  WITH CVM DOES NOT IMPLY ANY EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS
MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERACITY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME  3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                   Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.           44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - NIRE - REGISTRATION NUMBER
35.3.0013516-4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.02 - HEAD OFFICE

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - FULL ADDRESS                                       2 - SUBURB OR DISTRICT
Av. Otaviano Alves de Lima, 4.400                           Freguesia do O
- --------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------
3 - ZIP CODE          4 - MUNICIPALITY                     5 - STATE
02909-900             Sao Paulo                                 SP
- --------------------- ---------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
6 - AREA CODE         7 - TELEPHONE    8 - TELEPHONE  9 - TELEPHONE  10 - TELEX
011                   3037-2010                  -              -
- --------------------- ---------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
11 - AREA CODE        12 - FAX         13 - FAX       14 - FAX
011                   3037-2040                  -              -
- --------------------- ---------------- -------------- -------------- -----------
15 - E-MAIL
[email protected]
- -------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -----------

01.03 - DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS (Address for correspondence with Company)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - NAME
Jose Augusto Pinto Moreira
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 - FULL ADDRESS                          3 - SUBURB OR DISTRICT
    Av. Nacoes Unidas, 7.221                  Pinheiros
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - ZIP CODE    5 - MUNICIPALITY                                  6 - STATE
05425-902       Sao Paulo                                               SP
- --------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------
7 - AREA CODE   8 - TELEPHONE   9 - TELEPHONE    10 - TELEPHONE   11 - TELEX
011             3037-2010                 -               -
- --------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------
12 - AREA CODE  13 - FAX        14 - FAX         15 - FAX
011             3037-2040                 -               -
- --------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------
16 - E-MAIL
[email protected]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.04 - REFERENCE/INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
        CURRENT YEAR                        CURRENT QUARTER                              PRIOR QUARTER
- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
 1 - BEGINNING     2 - END     3 - QUARTER     4 - BEGINNING    5 - END     6 - QUARTER    7 - BEGINNING    8 -END
- ----------------- ----------- --------------- ---------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- -----------
   <S>           <C>               <C>          <C>           <C>               <C>         <C>          <C>
    1.1.1999      12.31.1999        1            1.1.1999      3.31.1999         4           10.1.1998    12.31.1998
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
</TABLE>


9 - NAME OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT      10 - CVM CODE
Arthur Andersen S/C                            00283-6
- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
11 - NAME OF RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTANT            12 CPF - Individual Taxpayers'
                                               Registration
Marco Antonio Brandao Simurro                  755.400.708-44
- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------

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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- --------------- --------------------- ------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE    2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                      Registration
01437-0         ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------- --------------------- ------------------------------------------

01.05 - COMPOSITION OF CAPITAL

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
    Number of Shares        1 - CURRENT QUARTER         2 - PRIOR QUARTER         3 - SAME QUARTER OF THE PREVIOUS
                                                                                                YEAR
       (Thousand)                3.31.1999                 12.31.1998                        3.31.1998
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>                     <C>                          <C>
Paid-up Capital
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      1 - Common                    5,302                      8,277                              8,277
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      2 - Preferred                10,604                     11,067                             11,067
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      3 - Total                    15,906                     19,344                             19,344
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Treasury Stock
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      4 - Common                        0                          0                                  0
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      5 - Preferred                     0                          0                                  0
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      6 - Total                         0                          0                                  0
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
</TABLE>


01.06 - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - TYPE OF COMPANY
Commercial, Industrial and Other
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 - SITUATION
Operational
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 - NATURE OF CONTROLLING INTEREST
Local Private
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - ACTIVITY CODE
1070000 - Publishing and Printing
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 - MAIN ACTIVITY
Publishing of Magazines and Periodicals
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 - TYPE OF CONSOLIDATION
Partial
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 - TYPE OF REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Unqualified
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.07 - COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

- ------------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------------
1 - ITEM      2 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'  3 - REGISTERED NAME
              Registration
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------------
01            00.497.373/0001-10                        Galaxy Brasil Ltda.
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------------
02            01.785.998/0001-40                        TVA Banda C Ltda.
- ------------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------------

01.08 - CASH DIVIDENDS APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE QUARTER

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
1 - ITEM    2 - EVENT     3 - APPROVAL    4 - DIVIDEND          5 - BEGINNING    6 - TYPE OF      7 - EARNINGS PER
                          DATE                                   OF PAYMENT         SHARES              SHARE
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
<S>         <C>              <C>          <C>                  <C>              <C>              <C>
01          ASM           5.28.1999       Interest on Capital   6.10.1999       Registered        1,0138000000
                                                                                common
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
02          ASM           5.28.1999       Interest on Capital   6.10.1999       Registered        1,0138000000
                                                                                preferred A
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
03          ASM           5.28.1999       Interest on Capital   6.10.1999       Registered        1,0138000000
                                                                                preferred B
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>

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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME     3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                       Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.              44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------

01.09 - SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------- ----------- ---------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------------- ------------------
1 - ITEM 2 - DATE OF 3 - AMOUNT OF CAPITAL  4 - AMOUNT OF CHANGE 5 - ORIGIN OF CHANGE 7 - NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED 8 - PRICE OF SHARE
             CHANGE        (R$ thousand)         (R$ thousand)                                  (Thousand)        UPON ISSUANCE (R$)
- -------- ----------- ---------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------------- ------------------
<S>       <C>                 <C>                 <C>               <C>                               <C>            <C>
01        1.30.1999           131,703             (28,468)          Partial spin- off                 0              0.0000000000
- -------- ----------- ---------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------------- ------------------
</TABLE>

01.10 - DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS

- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
1 - DATE               2 - SIGNATURE
8.31.1999
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------


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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                    Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------

02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1 - CODE         2 - DESCRIPTION                  3 - 3.31.1999  4 - 12.31.1998
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1                Total assets                           266,481       1,122,255
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01             Current assets                           4,044         159,816
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.01          Cash and cash equivalents                    0          51,178
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.01.01       Cash and banks                               0          51,096
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.01.02       Short-term investments                       0              82
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.02          Credits                                    873          55,148
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.02.01       Accounts receivable                        873          55,148
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.03          Inventories                                  0          32,414
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.03.01       Raw materials                                0          17,048
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.03.02       Work in process                              0           8,274
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.03.03       Finished products                            0           1,126
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.03.04       Sundry materials                             0           5,966
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.04          Other                                    3,171          21,076
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.04.01       Advances to employees and other              0          10,871
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.04.03       Offsettable taxes                        3,171          10,205
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.01.04.04       Other credits                                0               0
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02             Noncurrent assets                      189,018         420,094
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.01          Sundry credits                             728           4,244
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.01.01       Loans to stockholders                        0           4,244
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.01.02       Recoverable income tax                     728               0
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.02          Related-party transactions             188,290         406,087
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.02.01       Affiliated companies                         0               0
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.02.02       Subsidiaries                             8,090         394,327
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03       Other related companies                180,200          11,760
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.02    Abril Investments Corporation          175,426               0
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.03    Televisao Show Time Ltda.                3,001           3,224
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.04    Other                                    1,773           8,536
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.03          Other                                        0           9,763
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.02.03.01       Legal and compulsory deposits                0           9,763
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03             Permanent assets                        73,419         542,345
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01          Investments                             73,419         279,666
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01.01       In affiliated companies                      0               0
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02       In subsidiaries                         73,368         278,874
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.03    Abril Investments Corporation                0          25,384
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.05    Abril Video da Amazonia S.A.                 0          49,163
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.06    Dinap S.A. Distrib.
                 Nac. de Publicacoes                          0          29,339
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.07    Editora Novo Continente S.A.                 0           1,027
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.08    Listel Listas Telefonicas S.A.               0          21,640
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.10    Reasa Representacao
                 de Assinaturas S.A.                          0             339
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.11    Tevecap S.A.                            60,066         130,214
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.12    TVA Continental S.A.                       752             164
- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------------- ---------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                    Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------

02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1 - CODE       2 - DESCRIPTION                   3 - 31.03.1999  4 - 31.12.1998
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.13  TVA Sul Participacoes S.A.                12,550          13,978
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.14  Abril Musiclub Ltda.                           0           2,528
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.15  Other                                          0           5,098
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.01.03     Other investments                             51             792
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.01.03.01  Marketable securities                          0              89
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.01.03.02  FISET                                          0              27
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.01.03.03  FINAM                                         51             658
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.01.03.04  Audiovisual incentive investments              0              18
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.02        Property, plant and equipment                  0         230,384
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.02.01     Land                                           0          33,980
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.02.02     Buildings                                      0          28,676
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.02.03     Installations                                  0          12,622
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.02.04     Machinery and equipment                        0          74,033
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.02.05     Furniture and fixtures                         0          11,415
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.02.06     Vehicles                                       0           8,509
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.02.07     EDP equipment                                  0          25,617
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.02.08     Construction in progress                       0          29,172
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.02.09     Other construction                             0           6,360
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.03        Deferred charges                               0          32,295
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.03.03.01     Restated cost                                  0          32,295
- -------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------


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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME  3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                   Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.           44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------

02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
        (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
1 - CODE    2 - DESCRIPTION                        3 - 3.31.1999 4 - 12.31.1998
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2           Total liabilities                           266,481      1,122,255
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01        Current liabilities                          28,555        557,970
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.01     Loans and financing                           8,943        248,244
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.01.01  Financing                                     8,943        248,244
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.02     Debentures                                        0              0
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.03     Trade accounts payable                            0         64,911
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.04     Taxes and contributions payable                   0          3,049
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.04.01  Income and social contribution taxes              0            772
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.04.02  Other taxes and contributions payable             0          2,277
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.05     Dividends payable                            19,612         21,070
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.06     Accrued liabilities                               0              0
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.06.01  Interest on capital                               0              0
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.07     Related-party transactions                        0              0
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08     Other                                             0        220,696
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08.01  Salaries and payroll taxes                        0         56,885
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08.02  Advances received                                 0         11,920
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08.03  Royalties payable                                 0          3,501
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08.04  Magazine subscriptions                            0        141,001
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08.05  Other accounts payable                            0          7,389
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02        Long-term liabilities                       280,225        405,593
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.01     Loans and financing                         172,200        202,242
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.01.01  Financial institutions                      172,200        202,242
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.02     Debentures                                        0              0
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.03     Accrued liabilities                               0              0
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04     Related-party transactions                   16,426        155,938
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.01  A. R. & T. Ltda.                                  0          5,485
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.02  Abril Video da Amazonia S.A.                      0         34,423
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.03  Editora Caras S.A.                                0         18,141
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.04  Editora Novo Continente S.A.                      0         11,247
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.05  Listel - Listas telefonicas S.A.                  0         22,830
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.06  TV Cambara Ltda.                              1,207          1,262
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.07  TV Cerejeira Ltda.                            1,640          1,633
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.08  TV Eucalipto Ltda.                                0          1,966
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.09  TV Quaresmeira Ltda.                          1,695          1,689
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.10  TV Jacaranda Ltda.                                0          1,879
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.11  TV Jatoba Ltda.                               1,703          1,936
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.12  TV Manaca Ltda.                                   0            674
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.13  TV Mogno Ltda.                                1,712          1,720
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.14  TV Sequoia Ltda.                              1,665          1,663
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.15  TV Tipuana Ltda.                              1,676          1,672
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.16  Other                                             0          6,135
- ----------- -------------------------------------- ------------- --------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                     Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------

06.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (in
        thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                       3 - 3.31.1999 4 - 12.31.1998
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.17    Loans from stockholders                          0         41,583
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.18    Editora Abril S.A.                           5,128              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.05       Other                                       91,599         47,413
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.05.01    Taxes and contributions payable                412          7,691
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.05.02    Provision for losses on subsidiaries'
              and affiliated                              81,041         12,960
              companies' operations
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.05.03    Deferred income tax                         10,146         26,762
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.03          Deferred income                                  0            546
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05          Stockholders' equity                      (42,299)        158,146
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.01       Paid-in capital                            168,738        206,092
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.01.01    Capital                                    168,738        206,092
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.02       Capital reserves                            31,078         31,027
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.02.01    Investment grants                           31,078         31,027
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.03       Revaluation reserves                             0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.03.01    Own assets                                       0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.03.02    Subsidiaries/Affiliated companies                0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04       Profit reserves                                  0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.01    Legal                                            0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.02    Statutory                                        0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.03    For contingencies                                0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.04    Unrealized profits                               0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.05    Retention of profits                             0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.05.01 Retention of profits                             0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.06    Special for undistributed dividends              0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.07    Other profit reserves                            0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.05       Retained earnings/accumulated deficit    (242,115)       (78,973)
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.             Registration
                                      44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------

03.01 - STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION                                   3 - 1.1.1999 to  4 - 1.1.1999 to  5 - 1.1.1998 to  6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                             3.31.1999        3.31.1999        3.31.1998        3.31.1998
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
<S>        <C>                                                    <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>
3.01       Gross sales of products and services                           0                0          190,420          190,420
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.02       Gross sales deductions                                     (477)            (477)          (4,866)          (4,866)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.03       Net sales of products and services                         (477)            (477)          185,554          185,554
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.04       Cost of products and services sold                            20               20         (63,283)         (63,283)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.05       Gross profit                                               (457)            (457)          122,271          122,271
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06       Operating income/expenses                              (153,267)        (153,267)        (159,501)        (159,501)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.01    Selling                                                        0                0         (84,981)         (84,981)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.02    General and administrative                                     0                0         (45,151)         (45,151)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.03    Financial                                                (1,237)          (1,237)            1,338            1,338
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.03.01 Financial income                                          46,161           46,161           14,996           14,996
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.03.02 Financial expenses                                      (47,398)         (47,398)         (13,658)         (13,658)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.04    Other operating income                                         0                0                0                0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.04.01 Exchange variations                                            0                0                0                0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.04.02 Provision for losses on subsidiaries' operations               0                0                0                0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.04.03 Other income                                                   0                0                0                0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.05    Other operating expenses                                (84,221)         (84,221)          (6,138)          (6,138)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.05.01 Exchange variations                                            0                0                0                0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.05.02 Provision for losses on subsidiaries' operations        (81,041)         (81,041)          (2,323)          (2,323)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.05.03 Goodwill amortization                                    (3,180)          (3,180)                0                0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.05.04 Other expenses                                                 0                0          (3,815)          (3,815)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.06    Equity in results of subsidiaries and                   (67,809)         (67,809)         (24,569)         (24,569)
           affiliated        companies
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.07       Operating expenses                                     (153,724)        (153,724)         (37,230)         (37,230)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.08       Nonoperating income                                            0                0              650              650
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.08.01    Income                                                         0                0           10,646           10,646
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.08.02    Expenses                                                       0                0          (9,996)          (9,996)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.09       Loss before taxes/employee profit sharing              (153,724)        (153,724)         (36,580)         (36,580)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.10       Provision for income and social contribution                   0                0                0                0
           taxes
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.11       Deferred income tax                                      (8,384)          (8,384)            3,276            3,276
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.12       Employee profit sharing/statutory contributions                0                0          (3,967)          (3,967)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME     3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.              Registration
                                       44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------

03.01 - STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------
1 - CODE    2 - DESCRIPTION                           3 - 01.01.1999 a   4 - 01.01.1999 a    5 - 01.01.1998 a   6 - 01.01.1998 a
                                                            31.03.1999         31.03.1999          31.03.1998         31.03.1998
- ----------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------
<S>         <C>                                              <C>                <C>                 <C>                <C>
3.12.01     Profit sharing                                           0                  0             (3,967)            (3,967)
- ----------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------
3.12.01.01  Employee profit sharing                                  0                  0             (3,967)            (3,967)
- ----------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------
3.12.02     Contributions                                            0                  0                   0                  0
- ----------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------
3.13        Reversal of interest on capital                          0                  0                   0                  0
- ----------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------
3.15        Net income/loss for the period                   (162,108)          (162,108)            (37,271)           (37,271)
- ----------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------
            NUMBER OF SHARES, FORMER TREASURY STOCK             15,906             15,906              19,344             19,344
            (thousand)
- ----------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------
            EARNINGS PER SHARE
- ----------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------
            LOSS PER SHARE                                  (10.19163)         (10.19163)           (1.92675)          (1.92675)
- ----------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ------------------
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 ABRIL S.A.                                          44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
04.01 - NOTES TO THE QUARTERLY INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 - INTRODUCTION

The supplementary  financial statements,  in constant purchasing power currency,
for the  three-month  period ended March 31, 1999,  were  prepared in accordance
with CVM's Guidance Opinion No. 29 of April 18, 1996, Instruction CVM No. 191 of
July 15, 1992 and Resolution No. 170 of July 12, 1994.

As required by CVM's  Guidance  Opinion No. 29 of April 18, 1996,  the financial
statements as of March 31, 1998 were  monetarily  restated  based on the monthly
variation  in the General  Market Price Index  (IGP-M)  published by the Getulio
Vargas  Foundation.  The Company opted to use this index as  recommended  by the
Brazilian Association of Listed Companies (ABRASCA) to maintain consistency with
those required by CVM Circular 03/95 of September 1, 1995.

The  accounting  practices  and criteria  were applied  consistently  with those
adopted in preparing  the  financial  statements  of Abril S.A. for the previous
fiscal year.


2 - RECONCILIATION BETWEEN NET LOSS AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AS
    PER CORPORATE LAW AND CONSTANT PURCHASING POWER CURRENCY



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              COMPANY                         CONSOLIDATED
                                                              -------                         ------------
                                                       Net          Stockholders'         Net         Stockholders'
                                                      loss             equity             loss           equity
                                                   ----------          ---------      ----------        ---------

<S>                                                 <C>                <C>             <C>              <C>
Balances as per corporate law                       (187,002)          (131,335)       (187,002)        (131,335)
Gains on monetary items                                 1,256              1,256          39,044           67,588
Gains on stockholders' equity                           -                 42,670           -               42,670
Gains and losses on deferred expenses                   -                 -                  244          (6,029)
Restatement of inventories                              -                 -                (879)              967
Goodwill adjustments in subsidiaries                    (186)            (2,849)            (54)          (6,142)
Equity in results of subsidiaries
   and affiliated companies                          (51,791)           (30,702)         (6,884)            3,352
Provision for losses on subsidiaries                   84,727             84,727          22,788           22,788
Gains (losses) on subsidiaries                          -                  4,080           -                4,080
Income tax on discount to present value
    (stockholders' equity)                              -                (1,034)           -              (1,034)
Deferred income tax, net                              (9,112)            (9,112)         (9,112)          (9,112)
Minority interest                                       -                 -             (20,253)         (30,092)
                                                   ----------          ---------      ----------        ---------
Balances as per constant purchasing power
currency                                            (162,108)           (42,299)       (162,108)         (42,299)
                                                   ==========          =========      ==========        =========
</TABLE>


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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
04.01 - NOTES TO THE QUARTERLY INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3 - INCOME TAX

The amounts charged and credited to the Provision for Income Tax account for the
three-month period ended March 31, 1999 are as follows:


                                                      COMPANY     CONSOLIDATED
                                                      -------     ------------

Provision for deferred income tax asset (tax loss)       728             728

Income tax on constant purchasing power
   adjustments                                        (9,112)         (9,112)
                                                     --------        --------
Income tax charged to results                         (8,384)         (8,384)
                                                     ========        ========



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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
05.01 - COMMENT ON THE COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See report prepared in accordance with Corporate Law.


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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- ------------------------ -----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME      3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                       Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.               44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- ------------------------- ----------------------------------------

06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1 - CODE       2 - DESCRIPTION                   3 - 3.31.1999   4 - 12.31.1998
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1              Total assets                            991,204        1,808,547
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01           Current assets                           61,701          448,418
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.01        Cash and cash equivalents                 2,296           63,871
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.01.01     Cash and banks                            2,294           60,681
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.01.02     Short-term investments                        2            3,190
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.02        Credits                                  17,764          236,680
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.02.01     Accounts receivable                      17,764          236,680
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.03        Inventories                              25,562           69,487
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.03.01     Raw materials                            15,943           38,384
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.03.02     Work in process                               0            8,984
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.03.03     Finished products                             0           11,526
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.03.04     Sundry materials                          9,619           10,593
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.04        Other                                    16,079           78,380
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.04.01     Advances to employees and other          11,599           56,930
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.04.03     Offsettable taxes                         4,480           21,450
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.01.04.04     Other credits                                 0                0
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02           Noncurrent assets                       255,773          167,194
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.01        Sundry credits                              728           12,848
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.01.01     Loans to stockholders                         0            5,788
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.01.02     Recoverable income tax                      728            7,060
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.01.03     Tax incentives and other                      0                0
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02        Related-party transactions              244,564          123,992
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.01     Affiliated companies                          0                0
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.02     Subsidiaries                                  0                0
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03     Other related companies                 244,564          123,992
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.01  TVA Brasil Radioenlaces Ltda.            26,102           28,045
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.02  Canbras TVA Cabo Ltda.                    9,772           22,350
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.03  HBO Partners                                  0            1,873
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.04  Prize Investments Limited                     0            5,540
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.05  TV Manaca Ltda.                             412                0
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.06  Televisao Show Time Ltda.                 3,001            3,224
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.07  California Broadcast Center               7,940            8,144
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.08  Canbras Participacoes Ltda.                 311              334
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.09  IHK S.A.                                      0            8,629
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.10  MTV Brasil Ltda.                              0            7,566
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.11  SCP Elle                                      0              685
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.12  Abril Musiclub Ltda.                          0            2,312
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.13  Associacao Abril de Beneficios                0            1,695
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.14  Parana Participacoes S/C Ltda.                0            5,918
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.15  TVA Finco Ltd.                           15,932           17,117
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.16  Abril Investments Corporation           175,426                0
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.17  TVA Banda C Ltda.                         2,515                0
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.18  Other                                     3,153           10,560
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                      Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------

06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1 - CODE       2 - DESCRIPTION                   3 - 3.31.1999   4 - 12.31.1998
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.03        Other                                    10,481           30,354
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.03.01     Legal and compulsory deposits             2,979           21,136
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.03.02     Tax incentives and other                  7,502            1,077
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.02.03.03     Prepaid expenses                              0            8,141
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03           Permanent assets                        673,730        1,192,935
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01        Investments                             179,991          187,119
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.01     In affiliated companies                  69,570                0
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02     In subsidiaries                         110,370          116,505
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02.01  Goodwill on investments                 110,370          116,505
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.03     Other investments                            51           70,614
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.03.01  Marketable securities                         0              122
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.03.02  FISET                                         0               27
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.03.03  FINAM                                        51              421
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.03.04  Loans - Eletrobras                            0                1
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.03.05  HBO Partners                                  0              642
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.03.06  ITSA                                          0            8,686
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.01.03.07  Other                                         0           60,715
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02        Property, plant and equipment           378,553          836,789
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.01     Land                                      2,134           36,112
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.02     Buildings                                 2,373           47,053
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.03     Installations                             1,904           18,056
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.04     Industrial machinery and
               equipment                                     0           72,455
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.05     Television equipment                    161,554          427,868
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.06     Furniture and fixtures                    1,648           16,532
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.07     Vehicles                                  1,997           12,786
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.08     EDP equipment                             9,587           47,618
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.09     Construction in progress                  3,805           42,419
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.10     Cable installations                      99,375           97,298
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.02.11     Other construction                       94,176           18,592
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.03        Deferred charges                        115,186          169,027
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------
1.03.03.01     Restated cost                           115,186          169,027
- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ----------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME     3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                       Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.              44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------

06.02 - CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY (in
thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION                          3 - 3.31.1999 4 - 12.31.1998
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2          Total liabilities                             991,204      1,808,547
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01       Current liabilities                           175,308      1,040,187
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.01    Loans and financing                            66,701        318,287
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.02    Debentures                                          0              0
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.03    Trade accounts payable                         56,553        338,075
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.04    Taxes and contributions payable                20,292         50,631
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.04.01 Income and social contribution taxes               85         10,394
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.04.02 Other taxes and contributions payable          20,207         40,237
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.05    Dividends payable                                   0              0
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.06    Accrued liabilities                            19,612         21,493
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.06.01 Dividends/interest on capital payable          19,612         21,493
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.07    Related-party transactions                          0              0
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08    Other                                          12,150        311,701
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08.01 Salaries, profit sharing and
           payroll taxes                                   5,436         80,982
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08.02 Advances received                               2,049         33,566
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08.03 Royalties and copyrights payable                    0         19,702
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08.04 Other accounts payable                          4,665         27,595
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.01.08.05 Magazine subscriptions                              0        149,856
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02       Long-term liabilities                         911,363        547,856
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.01    Loans and financing                           623,479        404,697
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.02    Debentures                                          0              0
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.03    Accrued liabilities                                 0              0
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04    Related-party transactions                    169,281         46,818
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.01 Other                                               0          8.401
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.02 Editora Caras S.A.                                  0         15,474
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.03 TV Eucalipto S.A.                                   0          1,966
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.04 TV Cambara Ltda.                                1,207          1,262
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.05 TV Cerejeira Ltda.                              1,640          1,633
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.06 TV Quaresmeira Ltda.                            1,695          1,689
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.07 TV Jacaranda Ltda.                                  0          1,879
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.08 TV Jatoba Ltda.                                 1,703          1,936
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.09 TV Manaca Ltda.                                     0            673
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.10 TV Mogno Ltda.                                  1,712          1,720
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.11 TV Sequoia Ltda.                                1,665          1,663
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.12 TV Tipuana Ltda.                                1,675          1,672
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.13 Canbras Communication Corporation                   0          5,195
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.14 Gracia Consultoria e Investimentos, Lda             0          1,655
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.15 Editora Abril S.A.                            154,623              0
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.04.16 TVA Network Participacoes S.A.                  3,361              0
- ---------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- --------------

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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                    Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------

06.02 - CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY (in
thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                       3 - 3.31.1999 4 - 12.31.1998
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.05       Other                                      118,603         96,341
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.05.01    Loans from stockholders                          0         41,583
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.05.02    Taxes and contributions payable              1,631         14,279
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.05.03    Deferred income tax                         10,146         28,051
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.05.04    Other                                        7,939         12,428
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.02.05.05    Provision for losses on subsidiaries'
              and affiliated                              98,887              0
              companies' operations
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.03          Deferred income                                  0            546
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.04          Minority interest                          (53,168)        61,812
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05          Stockholders' equity                       (42,299)       158,146
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.01       Paid-in capital                            168,738        206,092
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.02       Capital reserves                            31,078         31,027
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.03       Revaluation reserves                             0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.03.01    Own assets                                       0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.03.02    Subsidiaries/Affiliated companies                0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04       Profit reserves                                  0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.01    Legal                                            0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.02    Statutory                                        0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.03    For contingencies                                0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.04    Unrealized profits                               0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.05    Retention of profits                             0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.05.01 Retention of profits                             0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.06    Special for undistributed dividends              0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.04.07    Other profit reserves                            0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------
2.05.05       Retained earnings/accumulated deficit     (242,115)       (78,973)
- ------------- ------------------------------------- ------------- --------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME     3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.              Registration
                                       44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------

07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION                                   3 - 1.1.1999 to  4 - 1.1.1999 to  5 - 1.1.1998 to  6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                                   3.31.1999        3.31.1999        3.31.1998        3.31.1998
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
<S>        <C>                                                      <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>
3.01       Gross sales of products and services                       57,812           57,812          418,069          418,069
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.02       Gross sales deductions                                    (3,477)          (3,477)         (17,175)         (17,175)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.03       Net sales of products and services                         54,335           54,335          400,894          400,894
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.04       Cost of products and services sold                       (50,201)         (50,201)        (209,749)        (209,749)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.05       Gross profit                                                4,134            4,134          191,145          191,145
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06       Operating income/expenses                               (247,878)        (247,878)        (247,015)        (247,015)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.01    Selling                                                   (2,784)          (2,784)        (142,176)        (142,176)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.02    General and administrative                               (10,472)         (10,472)         (83,817)         (83,817)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.03    Financial                                               (151,885)        (151,885)         (15,954)         (15,954)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.03.01 Financial income                                           52,046           52,046           19,481           19,481
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.03.02 Financial expenses                                      (203,931)        (203,931)         (35,435)         (35,435)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.04    Other operating income                                          0                0            1,633            1,633
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.04.03 Other income                                                    0                0            1,633            1,633
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.05    Other operating expenses                                 (82,737)         (82,737)          (6.186)          (6.186)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.05.01 Exchange variations                                             0                0                0                0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.05.02 Provision for losses on subsidiaries' operations         (78,204)         (78,204)                0                0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.05.03 Goodwill amortization                                     (4,533)          (4,533)          (6,162)          (6,162)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.05.04 Other expenses                                                  0                0             (24)             (24)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.06.06    Equity in results of subsidiaries and                           0                0            (515)            (515)
           affiliated companies
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.07       Operating expenses                                      (243,744)        (243,744)         (55,870)         (55,870)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.08       Nonoperating (expense) income                               (962)            (962)              324              324
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.08.01    Income                                                        518              518           14,039           14,039
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.08.02    Expenses                                                  (1,480)          (1,480)         (13,715)         (13,715)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.09       Loss before taxes/employee profit sharing               (244,706)        (244,706)         (55,546)         (55,546)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.10       Provision for income and social contribution                    0                0          (3,004)          (3,004)
           taxes
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.11       Deferred income tax                                       (8,384)          (8,384)            7,420            7,420
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
3.12       Employee profit sharing/statutory contributions                 0                0          (4,186)          (4,186)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
</TABLE>


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QUARTERLY INFORMATION                 Date 3.31.1999   Constant Purchasing Power
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- ------------------------- ----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME       3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.                Registration
                                        44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- ------------------------- ----------------------------------------

07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION                           3 - 1.1.1999 to   4 - 1.1.1999 to   5 - 1.1.1998 to   6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                           3.31.1999         3.31.1999         3.31.1998         3.31.1998
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
<S>        <C>                                      <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>
3.12.01    Profit sharing                                         0                 0           (4,186)           (4,186)
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.12.01.01 Employee profit sharing                                0                 0           (4,186)           (4,186)
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.12.02    Contributions                                          0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.13       Reversal of interest on capital                        0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.14       Minority interest                                 90,982            90,982            18,044            18,044
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.15       Net income/loss for the period                 (162,108)         (162,108)          (37,272)          (37,272)
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
           NUMBER OF SHARES, FORMER TREASURY STOCK           15,906            15,906            19,344            19,344
           (thousand)
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
           EARNINGS PER SHARE
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
           LOSS PER SHARE                                (10,19163)        (10,19163)         (1,92680)         (1,92680)
- ---------- --------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
</TABLE>

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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 - ABRIL S.A.                                        44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
08.01 - COMMENT ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See report prepared in accordance with Corporate Law.


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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 - ABRIL S.A.                                        44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17.01 - REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS - UNQUALIFIED
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See report prepared in accordance with Corporate Law.


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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- --------------------- -------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                     Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- --------------------- -------------------------------------------

CONTENTS

- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
  GROUP      TABLE    DESCRIPTION                                    PAGE
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         01      IDENTIFICATION                                   1
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         02      HEAD OFFICE                                      1
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         03      DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS
                      (Address for correspondence with Company)        1
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         04      QUARTERLY INFORMATION REFERENCE                  1
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         05      COMPOSITION OF CAPITAL                           2
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         06      CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY                   2
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         07      COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE
                      CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                2
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         08      CASH DIVIDENDS                                   2
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         09      SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES
                      IN THE CURRENT YEAR                              3
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         10      DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS                     3
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   02         01      BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS                           4
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   02         02      BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND
                      STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                             6
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   03         01      STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS                          8
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   04         01      NOTES TO THE QUARTERLY INFORMATION              10
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   05         01      COMMENT ON THE COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE
                      IN THE QUARTER                                  12
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   06         01      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS             13
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   06         02      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY            15
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   07         01      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS            17
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   08         01      COMMENT ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE
                      IN THE QUARTER                                  19
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------
   17         01      REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS        20
- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------------------- -----------

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                              ARTHUR ANDERSEN S/C


                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




To the Board of Directors of

         Abril S.A.:


(1) We have  reviewed  the  quarterly  information  of  EDITORA  ABRIL  S.A.  (a
Brazilian  corporation)  which  includes the balance sheet as of March 31, 1999,
the statement of operations for the quarter then ended,  the performance  report
and relevant information.


(2) Our review was conducted in accordance with specific  standards  established
by the Brazilian  Institute of Accountants - IBRACON,  together with the Federal
Accounting  Council,  and  consisted   principally  of:  (a)  inquiries  of  and
discussions  with  management  responsible  for the  accounting,  financial  and
operating areas as to the principal  criteria  adopted in the preparation of the
quarterly information, and (b) review of information and subsequent events which
had or could have had a relevant effect on the financial position and results of
operations of the Company.


(3) Based on our review,  we are not aware of any  material  modifications  that
should be made to the  quarterly  information  referred to above for it to be in
conformity with accounting practices emanating from Brazilian corporate law, and
with  standards  established  by  the  Brazilian  Securities  Commission  - CVM,
specifically applicable to the preparation of mandatory quarterly information.


(4) Also based on our  review,  we are not aware of any  material  modifications
that should be made to the  quarterly  information  referred  to in  paragraph 1
above  for it to be in  conformity  with  accounting  practices  emanating  from
Brazilian  corporate  law,  and  with  standards  established  by the  Brazilian
Securities  Commission - CVM,  specifically  applicable  to the  preparation  of
voluntary quarterly information in constant purchasing power currency

<PAGE>

                              ARTHUR ANDERSEN S/C

(5) The  balance  sheet as of  December  31,  1998,  presented  for  comparative
purposes,  had been  audited by us and our report  thereon  dated March 31, 1999
included  comments on the financial  difficulty of the consolidated  operations,
which were eliminated with the measures adopted by the Management,  as disclosed
in Note 8. The  statement of  operations  for the quarter  ended March 31, 1998,
presented for comparative purposes,  had also been previously reviewed by us and
our report thereon, dated June 8, 1998, was issued without qualification.


Sao Paulo, August 31, 1999


  ARTHUR
 ANDERSEN                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN S/C


                                            Marco Antonio Brandao Simurro
                                            Engagement Partner







                 Quarterly Information Together with
                 Report of Independent Public Accountants

                 Abril S.A.

                 June 30, 1999



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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE  REGISTRATION  WITH CVM DOES NOT IMPLY ANY EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS
MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERACITY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                    Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - NIRE - REGISTRATION NUMBER
35.3.0013516-4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.02 - HEAD OFFICE

- ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------
1 - FULL ADDRESS                                       2 - SUBURB OR DISTRICT
Av. Otaviano Alves de Lima, 7.221                          Freguesia do O
- ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------
3 - ZIP CODE          4 - MUNICIPALITY                               5 - STATE
05425-902             Sao Paulo                                            SP
- -------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------
6 - AREA CODE  7 - TELEPHONE  8 - TELEPHONE   9 - TELEPHONE   10 - TELEX
011            3037-2010                -               -
- -------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------
11 - AREA CODE 12 - FAX       13 - FAX        14 - FAX
011            3037-2040                -               -
- -------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------
15 - E-MAIL

- ----------------------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------

01.03 - DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS (Address for correspondence with Company)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - NAME
Jose Augusto Pinto Moreira
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 - FULL ADDRESS                      3 - SUBURB OR DISTRICT
    Av. Nacoes Unidas, 7.221              Pinheiros
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - ZIP CODE          5 - MUNICIPALITY                             6 - STATE
05425-902             Sao Paulo                                        SP
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 - AREA CODE  8 - TELEPHONE  9 - TELEPHONE  10 - TELEPHONE   11 - TELEX
011            3037-2010                -             -
- -------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------- ------------------
12 - AREA CODE 13 - FAX       14 - FAX       15 - FAX
011            3037-2040                -             -
- -------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------- ------------------
16 - E-MAIL

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.04 - REFERENCE/ INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
        CURRENT YEAR                        CURRENT QUARTER                              PRIOR QUARTER
- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
 1 - BEGINNING     2 - END     3 - QUARTER     4 - BEGINNING    5 - END     6 - QUARTER    7 - BEGINNING    8 -END
- ----------------- ----------- --------------- ---------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- -----------
   <S>           <C>               <C>          <C>           <C>               <C>         <C>          <C>
    1.1.1999      12.31.1999        2            4.1.1999      6.30.1999         1           1.1.1999     3.31.1999
- ----------------- ----------- --------------- ---------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- -----------
</TABLE>

9 - NAME OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT     10 - CVM CODE
Arthur Andersen S/C                           00283 - 6
- --------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
11 - NAME OF RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTANT           12 CPF - Individual Taxpayers'
                                              Registration
Marco Antonio Brandao Simurro                 755.400.708-44
- --------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                     Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------

01.05 - COMPOSITION OF CAPITAL

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
    Number of Shares        1 - CURRENT QUARTER         2 - PRIOR QUARTER         3 - SAME QUARTER OF THE PREVIOUS
                                                                                                YEAR
       (Thousand)                6.30.1999                  3.31.1999                        6.30.1998
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>                          <C>                              <C>
Paid-up Capital
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      1 - Common                    5,302                        5,302                            8,277
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      2 - Preferred                10,604                       10,604                           11,067
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      3 - Total                    15,906                       15,906                           19,344
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Treasury Stock
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      4 - Common                        0                          0                                  0
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      5 - Preferred                     0                          0                                  0
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      6 - Total                         0                          0                                  0
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
</TABLE>

01.06 - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - TYPE OF COMPANY
Commercial, Industrial and Other
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 - SITUATION
Operational
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 - NATURE OF CONTROLLING INTEREST
Local Private
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - ACTIVITY CODE
1070000 - Publishing and Printing
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 - MAIN ACTIVITY
Publishing of Magazines and Periodicals
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 - TYPE OF CONSOLIDATION
Partial
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 - TYPE OF REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Unqualified
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.07 - COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

- ---------- ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------
1 - ITEM   2 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'  3 - REGISTERED NAME
           Registration
- ---------- ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------
- ---------- ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------
01         00.497.373/0001-10                        Galaxy Brasil Ltda.
- ---------- ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------
- ---------- ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------
02         01.785.998/0001-40                        TVA Banda C Ltda.
- ---------- ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------

01.08 - CASH DIVIDENDS APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE QUARTER

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
1 - ITEM    2 - EVENT     3 - APPROVAL    4 - DIVIDEND          5 - BEGINNING    6 - TYPE OF      7 - EARNINGS PER
                               DATE                                OF PAYMENT         SHARES              SHARE
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
<S>         <C>           <C>             <C>                  <C>              <C>                      <C>
01          ASM           5.28.1999       Interest on Capital  6.10.1999        Registered               1,0138000000
                                                                                common
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
02          ASM           5.28.1999       Interest on Capital  6.10.1999        Registered               1,0138000000
                                                                                preferred A
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
03          ASM           5.28.1999       Interest on Capital  6.10.1999        Registered               1,0138000000
                                                                                preferred B
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>

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QUARTERLY INFORMATION                Date - 6.30.1999            Corporate Law
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                     Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------

01.09 - SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------- ----------- --------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------------- -------------------
1 - ITEM 2 - DATE OF 3 - AMOUNT OF CAPITAL 4 - AMOUNT OF CHANGE 5 - ORIGIN OF CHANGE 7 - NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED 8 - PRICE OF SHARE
             CHANGE       (R$ thousand)        (R$ thousand)                                    (Thousand)        UPON ISSUANCE (R$)
- -------- ----------- --------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------------- -------------------
   <S>   <C>                 <C>                <C>               <C>                                <C>           <C>
    01    1.30.1999           131,703            (28,468)         Partial spin- off                   0             0.0000000000
- -------- ----------- --------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------------- -------------------
</TABLE>


01.10 - DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS

- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
1 - DATE               2 - SIGNATURE
9.03.1999
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION
- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                    Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------

02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                 3 - 6.30.1999  4 - 3.31.1999
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1             Total assets                          244,771        252,026
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01          Current assets                          1,261          4,044
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.01       Cash and cash equivalents                   0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.01.01    Cash and banks                              0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.01.02    Short-term investments                      0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.02       Credits                                   873            873
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.02,01    Accounts receivable                       873            873
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.03.      Inventories                                 0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.03.01    Raw materials                               0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.03.02    Work in process                             0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.03.03    Finished products                           0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.03.04    Sundry materials                            0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.04       Other                                     388          3,171
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.04.01    Advances to employees and other           388              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.04.03    Offsettable taxes                           0          3,171
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.01.04.04    Other credits                               0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02          Noncurrent assets                     187,334        189,018
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.01       Sundry credits                            895            728
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.01.01    Loans to stockholders                       0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.01.02    Recoverable income tax                    895            728
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.02       Related-party transactions            186,439        188,290
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.02.01    Affiliated companies                        0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.02.02    Subsidiaries                            8,475          8,090
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.02.03    Other related companies               177,964        180,200
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.02.03.02 Abril Investments Corporation         173,072        175,426
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.02.03.03 Televisao Show Time Ltda.               3,001          3,001
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.02.03.03 Other                                   1,891          1,773
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.03       Other                                       0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.03.01    Legal and compulsory deposits               0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.03.02    Other credits                               0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03          Permanent assets                       56,176         58,964
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01       Investments                            56,176         58,964
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.01    In affiliated companies                     0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02    In subsidiaries                        56,125         58,913
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.03 Abril Investments Corporation               0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.04 Abril Music Club Ltda.                      0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.05 Abril Video da Amazonia S.A.                0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.06 Dinap S.A. Distrib.
              Nac. de Publicacoes                         0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.07 Editora Novo Continente S.A.                0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.08 Listel Listas Telefonicas S.A.              0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.10 Reasa Representacao
              de Assinaturas S.A.                         0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.11 Tevecap S.A.                           45,851         47,814
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.12 TVA Continental S.A.                        1              1
- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------- --------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME  3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                    Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.           44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------

02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1 - CODE       2 - DESCRIPTION                   3 - 6.30.1999  4 - 3.31.1999
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.13  TVA Sul Participacoes S.A.               10,273         11,098
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.15  Other                                         0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03     Other investments                            51             51
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.01  Marketable securities                         0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.02  FISET                                         0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.03  FINAM                                        51             51
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.05  Audiovisual incentive investments             0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02        Property, plant and equipment                 0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.01     Land                                          0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.02     Buildings                                     0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.03     Installations                                 0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.04     Machinery and equipment                       0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.05     Furniture and fixtures                        0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.06     Vehicles                                      0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.07     EDP equipment                                 0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.08     Construction in progress                      0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.09     Other construction                            0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.03        Deferred charges                              0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.03.01     Restated cost                                 0              0
- -------------- --------------------------------- -------------- --------------

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01 - IDENTIFICATION
- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                    Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------------
02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES  AND  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY
        (in thousands of Brazilian reais)
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION                        3 - 6.30.1999   4 - 3.31.1999
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2          Total liabilities                            244,771         252,026
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01       Current liabilities                            3,834          28,555
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.01    Loans and financing                            3,834           8,943
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.01.01 Financing                                      3,834           8,943
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.02    Debentures                                         0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.03    Trade accounts payable                             0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.04    Taxes and contributions payable                    0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.04.01 Income and social contribution taxes               0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.04.02 Other taxes and contributions payable              0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.05    Dividends payable                                  0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.06    Accrued liabilities                                0          19,612
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.06.01 Interest on capital                                0          19,612
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.07    Related-party transactions                         0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.08    Other                                              0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.08.01 Salaries and payroll taxes                         0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.08.02 Advances received                                  0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.08.03 Royalties payable                                  0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.08.04 Magazine subscriptions                             0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.01.08.05 Other accounts payable                             0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02       Long-term liabilities                        432,628         354,806
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.01    Loans and financing                          176,950         172,200
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.01.01 Financial institutions                       176,950         172,200
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.02    Debentures                                         0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.03    Accrued liabilities                                0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04    Related-party transactions                    32,430          16,426
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.01 Editora Abril S.A.                            21,906           5,128
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.02 A. R. & T. Ltda.                                   0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.03 Abril Video da Amazonia S.A.                       0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.04 Editora Caras S.A.                                 0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.05 Listel - Listas telefonicas S.A.                   0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.06 Editora Novo Continente S.A.                       0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.07 TV Cambara Ltda.                               1,115           1,207
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.08 TV Cerejeira Ltda.                             1,517           1,640
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.09 TV Eucalipto Ltda.                                 0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.10 TV Jacaranda Ltda.                                 0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.11 TV Jatoba Ltda.                                1,648           1,703
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.12 TV Manaca Ltda.                                    0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.13 TV Mogno Ltda.                                 1,585           1,712
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.14 TV Quaresmeira Ltda.                           1,569           1,695
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.15 TV Sequoia Ltda.                               1,538           1,665
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.16 TV Tipuana Ltda.                               1,552           1,676
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.17 Other                                              0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.18 Loans from stockholders                            0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.05    Other                                        223,248         166,180
- ---------- ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

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                                      Registration
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02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES  AND  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY (in thousands of
Brazilian reais)

- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                       3 - 6.30.1999  4 - 3.31.1999
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.02.05.01    Taxes and contributions payable                 953           412
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.02.05.02    Provision for losses on subsidiaries'       222,295       165,768
              and affiliated companies' operations
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.02.05.03    Deferred income tax                               0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.03          Deferred income                                   0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05          Stockholders' equity                      (191,691)     (131,335)
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.01       Paid-in capital                             131,703       131,703
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.01.01    Capital                                     131,703       131,703
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.02       Capital reserves                             25,673        25,673
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.02.01    Investment grants                            25,673        25,673
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.03       Revaluation reserves                              0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.03.01    Own assets                                        0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.03.02    Subsidiaries/Affiliated companies                 0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04       Profit reserves                                   0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.01    Legal                                             0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.02    Statutory                                         0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.03    For contingencies                                 0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.04    Unrealized profits                                0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.05    Retention of profits                              0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.05.01 Retention of profits                              0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.06    Special for undistributed dividends               0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.07    Other profit reserves                             0             0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.05       Retained earnings/accumulated deficit     (349,067)     (288,711)
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------

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                                               Taxpayers' Registration
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03.01 - STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION             3 - 4.1.99 to 6.30.99  4 - 1.1.99 to 6.30.99  5 - 4.1.98 to 6.30.98  6 - 1.1.98 to 6.30.98
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
<S>        <C>                                    <C>                   <C>                    <C>                     <C>
3.01       Gross sales of products
           and services                                   0                      0                252,304                426,708
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.02       Gross sales deductions                     (541)                  (953)                (7,088)               (11,568)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.03       Net sales of products
           and services                               (541)                  (953)                245,216                415,140
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.04       Cost of products
           and services sold                              0                      0               (76,576)              (134,470)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.05       Gross profit                               (541)                  (953)                168,640                280,670
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06       Operating income/expenses               (59,981)              (247,299)              (184,787)              (337,748)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.01    Selling                                        0                      0               (95,795)              (174,168)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.02    General and administrative                     0                      0               (48,815)               (90,506)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.03    Financial                                  (391)                (3,190)                (5,355)                  (910)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.03.01 Financial income                           4,055                  8,450                 10,707                 27,362
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.03.02 Financial expenses                       (4,446)               (11,640)               (16,062)               (28,272)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.04    Other operating income                  (59,147)              (227,535)                (6,900)               (12,315)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.04.01 Goodwill amortization                    (2,619)                (5,239)                (5,897)                (9,099)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.04.02 Provision for losses on
           subsidiaries' operations                (56,528)              (222,296)                (1,003)                (3,216)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.04.03 Other income                                   0                      0                      0                      0
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.05    Other operating expenses                   (275)                  (390)                (4,843)                (9,813)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.05.01 Exchange variations                        (275)                  (390)                (4,843)                (9,813)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.05.02 Provision for losses on
           subsidiaries' operations                       0                      0                      0                      0
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.05.03 Goodwill amortization                          0                      0                      0                      0
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.05.04 Other expenses                                 0                      0                      0                      0
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.06.06    Equity in results of
           subsidiaries and                           (168)               (16,184)               (23,079)               (50,036)
           affiliated companies
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.07       Operating expenses                      (60,522)              (248,252)               (16,147)               (57,078)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.08       Nonoperating income                            0                      0                 10,184                  7,173
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.08.01    Income                                         0                      0                  9,038                 14,786
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.18.02    Expenses                                       0                      0                  1,146                (7,613)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
3.09       Loss before taxes/
           employee profit sharing                 (60,522)              (248,252)                (5,963)               (49,905)
- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>

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                                                  Taxpayers' Registration
    01437-0         ABRIL S.A.              44.597.052/0001-62
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03.01 - STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
3.10       Provision for income
           and social contribution          0           0          0          0
           taxes
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
3.11       Deferred income tax            166         895        332      4,093
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
3.12       Employee profit sharing/
           statutory contributions          0           0    (3,092)    (6,768)
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
3.12.01    Profit sharing                   0           0    (3,092)    (6,768)
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
3.12.01.01 Employee profit sharing          0           0    (3,092)    (6,768)
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
3.12.02    Contributions                    0           0          0          0
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
3.13       Reversal of interest
           on capital                       0           0          0          0
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
3.15       Net income/loss
           for the period            (60,356)   (247,357)    (8,723)   (52,580)
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
           NUMBER OF SHARES,
           FORMER TREASURY STOCK
           (thousand)                  15,906      15,906     19,344     19,344
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
           EARNINGS PER SHARE               0           0          0          0
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
           LOSS PER SHARE           (3.79454)  (15.55118)  (0.45094)  (2.71816)
- ---------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------


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1 - INTRODUCTION

In compliance with Instruction CVM No. 248 of 3.29.96,  the financial statements
for the three-month  period ended June 30, 1999 were prepared in accordance with
accounting  practices  emanating from Brazilian  corporate law and supplementary
provisions. The accounting practices and criteria were applied consistently with
those adopted in preparing  the financial  statements of Abril S.A. for the last
fiscal year.

As required in CVM's  Guidance  Opinion No. 29 of April 18, 1996, the Company is
also presenting supplementary financial statements in constant purchasing power.


2 - LOANS AND FINANCING

On October 25,  1995,  the Company  raised  funds in foreign  markets by issuing
Eurobonds in the amount of US$100  million  dollars,  equivalent to R$176,950 at
the exchange  rate of June 30,  1999.  The  principal of these bonds  matures on
October 25, 2003,  and investors  have the option to redeem them up to the limit
of 99.99% of the principal on October 25, 1998. Interest thereon is 12% per year
above exchange rate variation,  payable semiannually in April 25 and October 25,
having started on April 25, 1996.

On October  23,  1998,  affiliate  Abril  Investiments  Corporation  invested in
foreign markets US$97,925,  equivalent to R$173,278 at the exchange rate of June
30,  1999,  backed  by the  aforementioned  Eurobonds.  These  bonds are kept in
portfolio for future placement in the secondary market. As a consequence of this
operation and as opted by the other investors,  the redemption right established
in the original contract was not exercised.

On November 26, 1996, subsidiary Tevecap S.A. raised funds in foreign markets in
the amount of US$250  million  dollars,  equivalent to R$442,375 at the exchange
rate of June 30, 1999,  through the issuance of Senior  Notes.  The principal of
these bonds,  which are secured by Tevecap's  subsidiaries,  matures on November
26, 2004.  Interest is 12.625% per year above exchange rate  variation,  payable
semiannually in May 25 and November 25, having started on May 25, 1997.

Other foreign and local currency  financing for fixed assets and working capital
mature up to April 2002 and are secured by promissory notes and mortgages of the
financed  assets.  Interest  rates  vary from  8.3% to 17.4% per year  above the
exchange rate variation defined in the respective contracts.


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3 - INCOME TAX

The amounts charged and credited to the Provision for Income Tax account for the
three-month period ended June 30, 1999 are as follows:


                                                       COMPANY     CONSOLIDATED
                                                       -------     ------------

Provision for deferred income tax asset (tax loss)       895           895
                                                         ---           ---
Income tax credited to result                            895           895
                                                         ===           ===


4 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - CVM INSTRUCTION 235/95

Loans and financing are detailed in Note 2.

Except for the loan granted to  affiliated  company  Televisao  Show Time Ltda.,
which is not subject to interest,  all other loans  granted to or obtained  from
subsidiaries  and  affiliated  companies  under loan  agreements  are subject to
market interest at prevailing market rates.

The market values of other  financial  instruments  receivable and payable as of
June 30, 1999 do not differ from those recorded in the financial statements.

Such  operations  are performed and  controlled  based on criteria  periodically
reviewed considering financial soundness,  reliability and market profile of the
entity with which they are carried out.


5 - PROCESSING OF DATES AFTER 1999 (UNAUDITED)

The Company's  management  established  a specific  project to make the computer
systems  year 2000  compliant  and ensure  that there will be no  disruption  of
operations. This project includes, among other:

a)  Definition  of  human  and  financial  resources  and  appointment  of a Top
    Management  member as  responsible  for its  implementation,  execution  and
    control;

b)  Establishment  of a  communication  program to alert  business  partners and
    internal  users to  aspects of the year 2000 so as to make them aware of the
    risks involved and the solutions required;

c)  An inventory of  applications  and production and corporate  equipment which
    could be affected by this issue;

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d)  Applications  acquired from external  suppliers are guaranteed by them as to
    the correct  treatment of dates subsequent to December 31, 1999. All systems
    are being tested and the measures taken by such suppliers are monitored;

e)  In-house  developed  applications  are being  adjusted  following a schedule
    defined based on their  importance.  The last  adjustment is scheduled to be
    completed in 1999.



8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

So as to generate the cash flow needed to support and expand its  operations and
business,  Management  has  taken a series  of  actions,  including  the sale of
non-strategic assets, cost reduction, and offering of new services and products,
such as the recently  launched  @JATO,  Internet  access  through the operator's
cables. The following operations were carried out:

On  July  28,   1999,   upon   approval   of   ANATEL  -   National   Agency  of
Telecommunications,  direct  subsidiary  Tevecap S.A.  and  indirect  subsidiary
TVACommunications  Ltd.  (TVAICO),  executed the sales  agreements dated May 18,
1999, and sold their total interest in subsidiaries and affiliated companies, as
shown below,  to Galaxy Latin  America,  DirectTV Latin America Inc. and Darlene
Investments LLC, of Hughes Eletronics and the Cisneros Group respectively.

a)   Participations sold to Galaxy Latin America:

    a.1.100% of the participation in Galaxy do Brasil Ltda. (GLB),  wholly-owned
        subsidiary and DirecTV's exclusive local operator in Brazil;

    a.2.100% of the  participation  in TVA Banda C Ltda.  (TVA  Banda C),  TVA's
        operator for Band C services;

b)  Participations  sold to DirecTV Latin  America Inc. and Darlene  Investments
    LLC:

    b.1.10% of the  participation in Galaxy Latin America,  in which Tevecap has
        an indirect  investment through its subsidiary TVA  Communications  Ltd.
        (TVAICO);

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    b.2.25% of the  participation in Surfin Ltd.  (Surfin),  a limited liability
        company  engaged in  financing of DirecTV's  services  throughout  Latin
        America;

    b.3.The rights to  promissory  notes (CBC  Notes)  receivable  from  related
        company  California  Broadcast Center (CBC), a limited liability company
        of Delaware, US, the principal of which totals R$7,580 thousand; and

    b.4.CBC Unit  Acquisition  Class B Bonuses  (CBC  Bonuses),  dated April 11,
        1997,  convertible  into CBC shares,  recorded  under the cost method at
        zero.

The above  operations  total  R$674,070,  equivalent,  on the closing  date,  to
US$371,000, represented as follows:

a)  The amount of R$315,056,  equivalent to US$173,403, related to revenues from
    the  sale of  these  assets,  R$268,725  (US$147,903)  of  which in cash and
    R$46,331  (US$25,500) through a Promissory Note subject to London Inter-Bank
    Bid Rate (LIBID)  interest  above exchange  variation,  maturing on July 28,
    2001;

b)  The amount of R$359,014, equivalent to US$197,597, related to the absorption
    of  debts  of  these  companies.  Of this  total,  the  amount  of  R$53,724
    (US$29,569)  refers to loan to affiliated  company Editora Abril S.A., which
    was settled immediately after closing of the operation.

In addition, as part of these agreements,  on July 28, 1999, indirect subsidiary
TVA  Communications  Ltd.  used the funds  obtained  from these  operations  and
invested in foreign  markets the amount of US$131,201,  equivalent to R$238,379,
in Senior Notes issued by direct  subsidiary  Tevecap S.A. This  investment  was
made  with a  negative  goodwill  of  35% of the  face  value  of  these  Notes,
equivalent to US$70,647. As a result of this investment,  of the total amount of
US$250,000 of Senior Notes issued,  US$201,848  are kept in portfolio for future
placement in the secondary market.


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In view of the above, as from this quarter,  the financial  statements of Galaxy
do Brasil Ltda. and TVA Banda C Ltda. are no longer included in the consolidated
financial statements, as established by CVM Instruction 247/96.


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MARKET

Abril S.A.'s principal activity is participating in Pay TV companies. Its result
for the three-month  period ended June 30, 1999 consists  basically of equity in
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                                       Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.              44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------
06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                   3 - 6.30.1999   4 - 3.31.1999
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1             Total assets                            851,613         861,613
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01          Current assets                           64,505          60,734
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.01       Cash and cash equivalents                 1,836           2,296
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.01.01    Cash and banks                            1,834           2,294
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.01.02    Short-term investments                        2               2
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.02       Credits                                  23,420          17,764
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.02.01    Accounts receivable                      23,420          17,764
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.03       Inventories                              20,767          24,595
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.03.01    Raw materials                            14,368          14,976
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.03.02    Work in process                               0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.03.03    Finished products                             0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.03.04    Sundry materials                          6,399           9,619
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.04       Other                                    18,482          16,079
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.04.01    Advances to employees and other          16,665          11,599
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.01.04.03    Offsettable taxes                         1,817           4,480
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02          Noncurrent assets                       250,218         255,773
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.01       Sundry credits                              895             728
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.01.01    Loans to stockholders                         0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.01.02    Recoverable income tax                      895             728
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02       Related-party transactions              240,072         244,564
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.01    Affiliated companies                          0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.02    Subsidiaries                                  0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03    Other related companies                 240,072         244,564
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.01 TVA Brasil Radioenlaces Ltda.            26,102          26,102
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.02 Canbras TVA Cabo Ltda.                   10,336           9,772
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.03 Prize Investments Limited                     0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.04 Televisao Show Time Ltda.                 3,001           3,001
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.05 HBO Partners                                  0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.06 TV Manaca Ltda.                             447             412
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.07 California Broadcast Center               7,636           7,940
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.08 Canbras Participacoes Ltda.                 311             311
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.09 IHK S.A.                                      0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.10 MTV Brasil Ltda.                              0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.11 SCP Elle                                      0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.12 Abril Musiclub Ltda.                          0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.13 Associacao Abril de Beneficios                0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.14 Parana Participacoes S/C Ltda.                0               0
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.15 TVA Finco Ltd.                           15,932          15,932
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.16 Abril Investments Corporation           173,072         175,426
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.17 TVA Banda C Ltda.                             0           2,515
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.02.03.19 Other                                     3,235           3,153
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.03       Other                                     9,251          10,481
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.03.01    Legal and compulsory deposits             3,950           2,979
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1.02.03.02    Tax incentives and other                  5,301           7,502
- ------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

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                                         Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.                 44.597.052/0001-62
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06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of reais)

- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                      3 - 6.30.1999   4 - 3.31.1999
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.02.03.03    Prepaid expenses                                 0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03          Permanent assets                           536,890         545,106
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01       Investments                                144,399         144,620
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.01    In affiliated companies                          0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.02    In subsidiaries                             85,297          89,102
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.01 Tevecap S.A.                                45,851          47,814
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.02 TVA Sul Participacoes Ltda.                  9,205           9,863
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.03 TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A.               17,469          18,197
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.04 Other                                       12,772          13,228
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.03    Other investments                           59,102          55,518
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.01 Marketable securities                            0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.02 FISET                                            0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.03 FINAM                                           51              51
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.04 Loans - Eletrobras                               0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.05 Other                                        6,148           2,564
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.06 ITSA Intercontinental Telecom Ltda.          7,236           7,236
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.07 Galaxy Latin America                        45,667          45,667
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02       Property, plant and equipment              309,562         314,731
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.01    Land                                         1,890           1,890
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.02    Buildings                                    1,760           1,800
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.03    Installations                                1,537           1,596
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.04    Industrial machinery and equipment               0               0
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.05    Television equipment                       200,761         205,040
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.06    Furniture and fixtures                       1,288           1,340
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.07    Vehicles                                     1,627           1,751
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.08    EDP equipment                                6,751           6,249
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.09    Construction in progress                     3,321           3,575
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.10    Cable installations                         86,838          87,422
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.02.11    Other construction                           3,789           4,068
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.03       Deferred charges                            82,929          85,755
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1.03.03.01    Restated cost                               82,929          85,755
- ------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- --------------

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                                    Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
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06.02 - CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY
        (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION                       3 - 6.30.1999   4 - 3.31.1999
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2          Total liabilities                           851,613         861,613
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01       Current liabilities                         130,302         175,308
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.01    Loans and financing                          35,312          66,701
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.02    Debentures                                        0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.03    Trade accounts payable                       45,740          56,553
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.04    Taxes and contributions payable              30,459          20,292
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.04.01 Income and social contribution
           taxes                                            37              85
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.04.02 Other taxes and contributions
           payable                                      30,422          20,207
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.05    Dividends payable                                 0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.06    Accrued liabilities                               0          19,612
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.06.01 Dividends/interest on
           capital payable                                   0          19,612
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.07    Related-party transactions                        0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.08    Other                                        18,791          12,150
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.08.01 Salaries, profit sharing and                  4,799           5,436
           payroll taxes
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.08.02 Advances received                             1,810           2,049
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.08.03 Royalties and copyrights payable                  0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.08.04 Other accounts payable                        6,806           4,665
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.01.08.05 Advances received                             5,376               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02       Long-term liabilities                     1,052,348         922,498
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.01    Loans and financing                         640,360         623,479
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.02    Debentures                                        0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.03    Accrued liabilities                               0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04    Related-party transactions                  242,435         169,282
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.01 Editora Abril S.A.                          221,840         154,623
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.02 Editora Caras S.A.                                0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.03 TV Cambara Ltda.                              1,115           1,207
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.04 TV Cerejeira Ltda.                            1,517           1,640
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.05 TV Eucalipto Ltda.                                0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.06 TV Jacaranda Ltda.                                0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.07 TV Jatoba Ltda.                               1,648           1,703
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.08 TV Manaca Ltda.                                   0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.09 TV Mogno Ltda.                                1,585           1,712
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.10 TV Quaresmeira Ltda.                          1,569           1,695
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.11 TV Sequoia Ltda.                              1,538           1,665
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.12 TV Tipuana Ltda.                              1,551           1,676
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.13 Galaxy do Brasil Ltda.                        6,389               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.14 Canbras Communication Corporation                 0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.15 Gracia Consultoria e
           Investimentos, Lda                                0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.16 TVA Network Participacoes S.A.                3,683           3,361
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.17 Other                                             0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.05    Other                                       169,553         129,737
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.05.01 Loans from stockholders                           0               0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------
2.02.05.02 Taxes and contributions payable               2,176           1,631
- ---------- ------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------

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                                               Registration
    01437-0         ABRIL S.A.                44.597.052/0001-62
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06.02 - CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY
        (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                       3 - 6.30.1999  4 - 3.31.1999
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.02.05.03    Provision for losses on subsidiaries'
              and affiliated companies' operations       159,040        120,167
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.02.05.04    Deferred income tax                              0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.02.05.05    Other                                        8,337          7,939
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.03          Deferred income                                  0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.04          Minority interest                        (139,346)      (104,858)
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05          Stockholders' equity                     (191,691)      (131,335)
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.01       Paid-in capital                            131,703        131,703
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.02       Capital reserves                            25,673         25,673
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.03       Revaluation reserves                             0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.03.01    Own assets                                       0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.03.02    Subsidiaries/Affiliated companies                0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04       Profit reserves                                  0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.01    Legal                                            0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.02    Statutory                                        0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.03    For contingencies                                0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.04    Unrealized profits                               0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.05    Retention of profits                             0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.05.01 Retention of profits                             0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.06    Special for undistributed dividends              0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.04.07    Other profit reserves                            0              0
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
2.05.05       Retained earnings/accumulated deficit    (349,067)      (288,711)
- ------------- ------------------------------------- -------------- -------------

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     01437-0        ABRIL S.A.             Registration
                                                  44.597.052/0001-62
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07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION                                    3 - 1.1.1999 to   4 - 1.1.1999 to   5 - 4.1.1998 to   6 - 4.1.1998 to
                                                                    6.30.1999         6.30.1999         6.30.1998         6.30.1998
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
<S>        <C>                                                       <C>              <C>               <C>               <C>
3.01       Gross sales of products and services                        61,594           118,109           492,693           877,974
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.02       Gross sales deductions                                     (6,365)          (10,997)          (20,367)          (36,343)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.03       Net sales of products and services                          55,229           107,112           472,326           841,631
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.04       Cost of products and services sold                        (47,220)          (94,994)         (223,056)         (417,683)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.05       Gross profit                                                 8,009            12,118           249,270           423,948
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06       Operating income/expenses                                (102,666)         (404,688)         (274,789)         (510,695)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.01    Selling                                                    (7,061)          (10,911)         (147,719)         (279,260)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.02    General and administrative                                (10,676)          (21,419)          (86,412)         (165,057)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.03    Financial                                                 (34,661)          (62,215)          (20,890)          (30,000)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.03.01 Financial income                                             4,969            13,917             3,320            29,887
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.03.02 Financial expenses                                        (39,630)          (76,132)          (24,210)          (59,887)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.04    Other operating income                                    (50,268)         (310,143)          (19,275)          (35,320)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.04.01 Goodwill amortization                                      (3,804)           (7,608)           (6,595)          (10,480)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.04.02 Provision for losses on subsidiaries' operations          (35,291)         (129,396)                 0                 0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.04.03 Other income                                                     0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.04.04 Exchange variations                                       (11,173)         (173,139)          (12,680)          (24,840)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.05    Other operating expenses                                         0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.05.01 Exchange variations                                              0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.05.02 Provision for losses on subsidiaries' operations                 0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.05.03 Goodwill amortization                                            0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.05.04 Other expenses                                                   0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.06    Equity in results of subsidiaries and
           affiliated companies                                             0                 0             (493)           (1,058)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.07       Operating expenses                                        (94,657)         (392,570)          (25,519)          (86,747)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.08       Nonoperating expenses (income)                               (352)           (1,233)             9,898             7,472
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.08.01    Income                                                           0                 0             8,704            16,823
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.08.02    Expenses                                                     (352)           (1,233)             1,194           (9,351)
- ---------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
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1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.             Registration
                                      44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------

07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
1 - CODE    2 - DESCRIPTION                                   3 - 1.1.1999 to   4 - 1.1.1999 to   5 - 1.1.1998 to   6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                                    3.31.1999         3.31.1999         3.31.1998         3.31.1998
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
<S>         <C>                                                      <C>              <C>                <C>               <C>
3.09        Income (loss) before taxes/employee profit
            sharing                                                  (95,009)         (393,803)          (15,621)          (79,275)
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.10        Provision for income and social contribution
            taxes                                                           0                 0           (4,205)           (6,732)
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.11        Deferred income tax                                           166               895               349             7,225
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.12        Employee profit sharing/statutory contributions                 0                 0           (3,652)           (7,529)
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.12.01     Profit sharing                                                  0                 0           (3,652)           (7,529)
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.12.01.01  Employee profit sharing                                         0                 0           (3,652)           (7,529)
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.12.02     Contributions                                                   0                 0                 0                 0
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.13        Reversal of interest on capital                                 0                 0                 0                 0
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.14        Minority interest                                          34,488           145,551            14,406            33,731
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.15        Net income/loss for the period                           (60,355)         (247,357)           (8,723)          (52,580)
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
            NUMBER OF SHARES, FORMER TREASURY STOCK
            (thousand)                                                 15,906            15,906            19,344            19,344
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
            EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                                                  0
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
            LOSS PER SHARE                                          (3.79448)        (15.55118)         (0.45094)         (2.71816)
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
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- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
08.01--COMMENT ON THE CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MARKET

     Abril S.A.  and its  subsidiaries  operate  solely in  providing  of Pay TV
     services.

     This area,  through TVA,  presently with 313,000  subscribers,  presented a
     reduction of 1.6% as compared to the same period of the previous year.

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND EXPENSES

    The increase in administrative  costs and expenses,  as compared to the same
    period of the previous  year was mainly due to the increase in  depreciation
    expenses,  amortization of deferred charges and programming costs of Tevecap
    and its subsidiaries in view of the expansion of its operations.


INVESTMENTS

     Disbursements  expected  for 1999  amount to R$82.5  million  which will be
     invested in the following:

    - acquisition of Pay TV broadcasting and reception equipment.
    - new installations, furniture and fixtures.

     To  date,   R$60.7  million  of  the  total  amount  has  been   disbursed.
     Approximately  R$12.1  million  is  expected  to be  disbursed  in the next
     quarter.


FINANCIAL FLOW

For the  quarter,  the  Company  and its  subsidiaries  had a bank  indebtedness
balance of R$675.7  million,  94.7% of which is represented by long-term  debts.
However,  the Company has a loan  receivable  from the affiliated  company Abril
Investments  Corporation  (AICO)  as  described  in Note 2.  Therefore,  its net
indebtedness amounts to R$500.8 million.

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01437-0 ABRIL S.A.                                          44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18.02 - COMMENT ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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- --------------- --------------------- ------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE    2 - REGISTERED NAME   3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                      Registration
01437-0         ABRIL S.A.            44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------- --------------------- ------------------------------------------

09.01 - INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - ITEM    2 - REGISTERED NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATED COMPANY

     01                         TEVECAP S.A.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 -  CNPJ  -  National  Corporate     4 - CLASSIFICATION
              Taxpayers' Registration

                57.574.170/0001-05        CLOSELY-HELD SUBSIDIARY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 - % INTEREST                       6 - % STOCKHOLDERS'
      IN CAPITAL OF                      EQUITY OF INVESTOR
      INVESTEE

       62.16                                   0.00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY            8 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN THE CURRENT QUARTER
                                                 (THOUSAND)

COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER            140,701

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN THE PRIOR QUARTER
                 (THOUSAND)

            140,701
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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    01437-0 ABRIL S.A.                                      44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17.01 - REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS - UNQUALIFIED
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To the Board of Directors of

         Abril S.A.


(1) We have  reviewed  the  quarterly  information  of ABRIL S.A.  (a  Brazilian
corporation) which includes the balance sheet as of June 30, 1999, the statement
of operations for the quarter then ended,  the  performance  report and relevant
information.


(2) Our review was conducted in accordance with specific  standards  established
by the Brazilian  Institute of Accountants - IBRACON,  together with the Federal
Accounting  Council,  and  consisted   principally  of:  (a)  inquiries  of  and
discussions  with  management  responsible  for the  accounting,  financial  and
operating areas as to the principal  criteria  adopted in the preparation of the
quarterly information, and (b) review of information and subsequent events which
had or could have had a relevant effect on the financial position and results of
operations of the Company.


(3) Based on our review,  we are not aware of any  material  modifications  that
should be made to the  quarterly  information  referred to above for it to be in
conformity with accounting practices emanating from Brazilian corporate law, and
with  standards   established  by  the  Brazilian  Securities  Commission  -CVM,
specifically applicable to the preparation of mandatory quarterly information.


(4) Also based on our  review,  we are not aware of any  material  modifications
that should be made to the  quarterly  information  referred  to in  paragraph 1
above  for it to be in  conformity  with  accounting  practices  emanating  from
Brazilian  corporate  law,  and  with  standards  established  by the  Brazilian
Securities  Commission - CVM,  specifically  applicable  to the  preparation  of
voluntary quarterly information in constant purchasing power currency.

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         01437-0 ABRIL S.A.                                 44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17.01 - REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS - UNQUALIFIED
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


(5) The balance sheet as of March 31, 1999, presented for comparative  purposes,
had been audited by us and our report thereon, dated August 31, 1999, was issued
without  qualification.  The  statement  of  operations  for the quarter and the
six-month period ended June 30, 1998,  presented for comparative  purposes,  had
also been previously reviewed by us and our report thereon,  dated September 15,
1998, was issued without qualification.

Sao Paulo, September 3, 1999




                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN S/C



                                          Marco Antonio Brandao Simurro
                                          Engagement Partner



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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18.02 - COMMENT ON THE SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATED COMPANY PERFORMANCE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsidiary/Affiliated Company :    TEVECAP S.A.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See comment on consolidated performance.



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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18.02 - COMMENT ON THE SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATED COMPANY PERFORMANCE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 ABRIL S.A.                                          44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18.02 - COMMENT ON THE SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATED COMPANY PERFORMANCE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME  3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                   Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.           44.597.052/0001-62
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CONTENTS

- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
  GROUP      TABLE    DESCRIPTION                                      PAGE
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         01      IDENTIFICATION                                    1
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         02      HEAD OFFICE                                       1
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         03      DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS
                      (Address for correspondence with Company)         1
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         04      QUARTERLY INFORMATION REFERENCE                   1
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         05      COMPOSITION OF CAPITAL                            2
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         06      CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY                    2
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         07      COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED
                      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                              2
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         08      CASH DIVIDENDS                                    2
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         09      SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL  AND CHANGES IN THE
                      CURRENT YEAR                                      3
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         10      DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS                      3
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   02         01      BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS                            4
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   02         02      BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND
                      STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                              6
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   03         01      STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS                           8
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   04         01      NOTES TO THE QUARTERLY INFORMATION                10
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   05         01      COMMENT ON THE COMPANY'S
                      PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER                        15
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   06         01      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS               16
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   06         02      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -
                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY              18
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   07         01      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS              20
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   08         01      COMMENT ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE
                      IN THE QUARTER                                    22
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   09         01      INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES
                      AND/OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES                       24
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   17         01      REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS          25
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
                                                     TEVECAP S.A.
- ---------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- -----------
   18         02      COMMENT ON SUBSIDIARY/
                      AFFILIATED COMPANY PERFORMANCE                  27/29
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THE  REGISTRATION  WITH CVM DOES NOT IMPLY ANY EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS
MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERACITY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME      3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                       Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.               44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - NIRE - REGISTRATION NUMBER
35.3.0013516-4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.02 - HEAD OFFICE

- ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------
1 - FULL ADDRESS                                         2 - SUBURB OR DISTRICT
Av. Otaviano Alves de Lima, 7.221                             Freguesia do O
- ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------
3 - ZIP CODE          4 - MUNICIPALITY                               5 - STATE
05425-902             Sao Paulo                                          SP
- --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------
6 - AREA CODE   7 - TELEPHONE   8 - TELEPHONE    9 - TELEPHONE   10 - TELEX
011             3037-2010                 -                -
- --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------
11 - AREA CODE  12 - FAX        13 - FAX         14 - FAX
011             3037-2040                 -                -
- --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------
15 - E-MAIL

- ------------------------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------

01.03 - DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS (Address for correspondence with Company)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - NAME
Jose Augusto Pinto Moreira
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 - FULL ADDRESS                 3 - SUBURB OR DISTRICT
    Av. Nacoes Unidas, 7.221         Pinheiros
- --------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
4 - ZIP CODE          5 - MUNICIPALITY                               6 - STATE
05425-902             Sao Paulo                                            SP
- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------
7 - AREA CODE   8 - TELEPHONE   9 - TELEPHONE   10 - TELEPHONE  11 - TELEX
011             3037-2010                 -              -
- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------
12 - AREA CODE  13 - FAX        14 - FAX        15 - FAX
011             3037-2040                 -              -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16 - E-MAIL

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.04 - REFERENCE/INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
        CURRENT YEAR                        CURRENT QUARTER                              PRIOR QUARTER
- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
 1 - BEGINNING     2 - END     3 - QUARTER     4 - BEGINNING    5 - END     6 - QUARTER    7 - BEGINNING    8 -END
- ----------------- ----------- --------------- ---------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- -----------
    <S>           <C>               <C>          <C>           <C>               <C>         <C>          <C>
    1.1.1999      12.31.1999        2            4.1.1999      6.30.1999         1           1.1.1999     3.31.1999
- ----------------- ----------- --------------- ---------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- -----------
</TABLE>

- ------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------
9 - NAME OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT        10 - CVM CODE
Arthur Andersen S/C                              00283 - 6
- ------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------
11 - NAME OF RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTANT              12 CPF - Individual Taxpayers'
                                                 Registration
Marco Antonio Brandao Simurro                    755.400.708-44
- ------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------


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                                       Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.              44.597.052/0001-62
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01.05 - COMPOSITION OF CAPITAL

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
    Number of Shares        1 - CURRENT QUARTER         2 - PRIOR QUARTER         3 - SAME QUARTER OF THE PREVIOUS
                                                                                                YEAR
       (Thousand)                6.30.1999                  3.31.1999                        6.30.1999
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>                          <C>                              <C>
Paid-up Capital
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      1 - Common                    5,302                        5,302                            8,277
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      2 - Preferred                10,604                       10,604                           11,067
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      3 - Total                    15,906                       15,906                           19,344
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Treasury Stock
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      4 - Common                        0                          0                                  0
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      5 - Preferred                     0                          0                                  0
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
      6 - Total                         0                          0                                  0
- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
</TABLE>

01.06 - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - TYPE OF COMPANY
Commercial, Industrial and Other
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 - SITUATION
Operational
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 - NATURE OF CONTROLLING INTEREST
Local Private
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - ACTIVITY CODE
1070000 - Publishing and Printing
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 - MAIN ACTIVITY
Publishing of Magazines and Periodicals
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 - TYPE OF CONSOLIDATION
Partial
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 - TYPE OF REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Unqualified
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01.07 - COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

- ----------- ----------------------------------------- --------------------------
1 - ITEM    2 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'  3 - REGISTERED NAME
            Registration
- ----------- ----------------------------------------- --------------------------
01          00.497.373/0001-10                        Galaxy Brasil Ltda.
- ----------- ----------------------------------------- --------------------------
02          01.785.998/0001-40                        TVA Banda C Ltda.
- ----------- ----------------------------------------- --------------------------

01.08 - CASH DIVIDENDS APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE QUARTER

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
1 - ITEM    2 - EVENT     3 - APPROVAL    4 - DIVIDEND          5 - BEGINNING    6 - TYPE OF      7 - EARNINGS PER
                          DATE                                   OF PAYMENT         SHARES              SHARE
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
<S>         <C>           <C>             <C>                  <C>              <C>                <C>
01          ASM           5.28.1999       Interest on Capital  6.10.1999        Registered         1,0138000000
                                                                                common
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
02          ASM           5.28.1999       Interest on Capital  6.10.1999        Registered         1,0138000000
                                                                                preferred A
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
03          ASM           5.28.1999       Interest on Capital  6.10.1999        Registered         1,0138000000
                                                                                preferred B
- ----------- ------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>

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- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                     Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------

01.09 - SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------- ----------- --------------------- -------------------- --------------------- --------------------------- ------------------
1 - ITEM 2 - DATE OF 3 - AMOUNT OF CAPITAL 4 - AMOUNT OF CHANGE 5 - ORIGIN OF CHANGE  7 - NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED 8 - PRICE OF SHARE
             CHANGE       (R$ thousand)        (R$ thousand)                                   (Thousand)         UPON ISSUANCE (R$)
- -------- ----------- --------------------- -------------------- --------------------- --------------------------- ------------------
<S>        <C>               <C>                  <C>               <C>                            <C>               <C>
   01      1.30.1999         131,703              (28,468)          Partial spin- off               0                 0.0000000000
- -------- ----------- --------------------- -------------------- --------------------- --------------------------- ------------------
</TABLE>

01.10 - DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS

- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
1 - DATE               2 - SIGNATURE
9.3.1999
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                     Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
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02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                  3 - 6.30.1999    4 - 3.31.1999
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1             Total assets                           259,509          268,556
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01          Current assets                           1,261            4,076
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.01       Cash and cash equivalents                    0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.01.01    Cash and banks                               0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.01.02    Short-term investments                       0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.02       Credits                                    873              880
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.02.01    Accounts receivable                        873              880
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.03       Inventories                                  0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.03.01    Raw materials                                0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.03.02    Work in process                              0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.03.03    Finished products                            0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.03.04    Sundry materials                             0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.04       Other                                      388            3,196
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.04.01    Advances to employees and other              0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.04.03    Offsettable taxes                         3880            3,196
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.04.04    Other credits                                0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02          Noncurrent assets                      187,334          190,489
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.01       Sundry credits                             895              734
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.01.01    Loans to stockholders                        0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.01.02    Recoverable income tax                     895              734
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02       Related-party transactions             186,439          189,755
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.01    Affiliated companies                         0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.02    Subsidiaries                             8,475            8,152
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03    Other related companies                177,964          181,603
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.02 Abril Investments Corporation          173,072          176,792
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.03 Televisao Show Time Ltda.                3,001            3,024
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.04 Other                                    1,891            1,787
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.03       Other                                        0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.03.01    Legal and compulsory deposits                0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03          Permanent assets                        70,914           73,991
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01       Investments                             70,914           73,991
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01.01    In affiliated companies                      0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02    In subsidiaries                         70,863           73,940
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02.03 Abril Investments Corporation                0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02.05 Abril Video da Amazonia S.A.                 0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02.06 Dinap S.A. Distrib.
              Nac. de Publicacoes                          0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02.07 Editora Novo Continente S.A.                 0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02.08 Listel Listas Telefonicas S.A.               0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02.10 Reasa Representacao
              de Assinaturas S.A.                          0                0
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02.11 Tevecap S.A.                            58,262           60,534
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.03.01.02.12 TVA Continental S.A.                       833              758
- ------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------

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- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                     Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------

02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                    3 - 6.30.1999    4 - 3.31.1999
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.13 TVA Sul Participacoes S.A                 11,768           12,648
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.14 Abril Musiclub Ltda.                           0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.01.02.15 Other                                          0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.01.03    Other investments                             51               51
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.01.03.01 Marketable securities                          0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.01.03.02 FISET                                          0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.01.03.03 FINAM                                         51               51
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.01.03.04 Audiovisual incentive investments              0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.02       Property, plant and equipment                  0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.02.01    Land                                           0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.02.02    Buildings                                      0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.02.03    Installations                                  0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.02.04    Machinery and equipment                        0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.02.05    Furniture and fixtures                         0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.02.06    Vehicles                                       0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.02.07    EDP equipment                                  0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.02.08    Construction in progress                       0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.02.09    Other construction                             0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.03       Deferred charges                               0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
1.03.03.01    Restated cost                                  0                0
- ------------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------

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- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                      Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
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02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES  AND  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY
        (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION                    3 - 6.30.1999    4 - 3.31.1999
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2          Total liabilities                        259,509          268,556
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01       Current liabilities                        3,834           28,779
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.01    Loans and financing                        3,834            9,014
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.01.01 Financing                                  3,834            9,014
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.02    Debentures                                     0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.03    Trade accounts payable                         0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.04    Taxes and contributions payable                0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.04.01 Income and social contribution
           taxes                                          0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.04.02 Other taxes and contributions
           payable                                        0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.05    Dividends payable                              0           19,765
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.06    Accrued liabilities                            0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.06.01 Interest on capital                            0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.07    Related-party transactions                     0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.08    Other                                          0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.08.01 Salaries  and payroll taxes                    0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.08.02 Advances received                              0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.08.03 Royalties payable                              0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.08.04 Magazine subscriptions                         0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.01.08.05 Other accounts payable                         0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02       Long-term liabilities                    356,651          282,405
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.01    Loans and financing                      176,950          173,540
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.01.01 Financial institutions                   176,950          173,540
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.02    Debentures                                     0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.03    Accrued liabilities                            0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04    Related-party transactions                32,430           16,553
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.01 A.R. & T. Ltda.                                0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.02 Abril Video da Amazonia S.A.                   0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.03 Editora Caras S.A.                             0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.04 Editora Novo Continente S.A.                   0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.05 Listel - Listas Telefonicas S.A.               0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.06 TV Cambara Ltda.                           1,115            1,216
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.07 TV Cerejeira Ltda.                         1,517            1,653
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.08 TV Eucalipto Ltda.                             0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.09 TV Quaresmeira Ltda.                       1,569            1,708
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.10 TV Jacaranda Ltda.                             0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.11 TV Jatoba Ltda.                            1,648            1,716
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.12 TV Manaca Ltda.                                0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.13 TV Mogno Ltda.                             1,585            1,725
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.14 TV Sequoia Ltda.                           1,538            1,678
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.15 TV Tipuana Ltda.                           1,552            1,689
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
2.02.04.16 Other                                          0                0
- ---------- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------

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- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME     3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                       Registration
   01437-0        ABRIL S.A.              44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------

06.02 - CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY
        (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                    3 - 6.30.1999   4 - 3.31.1999
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.17    Loans from stockholders                       0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.04.18    Editora Abril S.A.                       21,906           5,168
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.05       Other                                   147,271          92,312
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.03.01    Taxes and contributions payable             953             415
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.03.02    Provision for losses on
              subsidiaries' and                       134,058          81,672
              affiliated companies' operations
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.03.03    Deferred income tax                      12,260          10,225
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.03          Deferred income                               0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05          Stockholders' equity                  (100,976)        (42,628)
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.01       Paid-in capital                         170,051         170,051
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.01.01    Capital                                 170,051         170,051
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.02       Capital reserves                         31,320          31,320
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.02.01    Investment grants                        31,320          31,320
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.03       Revaluation reserves                          0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.03.01    Own assets                                    0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.03.02    Subsidiaries/Affiliated
              companies                                     0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04       Profit reserves                               0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.01    Legal                                         0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.02    Statutory                                     0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.03    For contingencies                             0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.04    Unrealized profits                            0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.05    Retention of profits                          0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.05.01 Retention of profits                          0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.067   Special for undistributed
              dividends                                     0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.07    Other profit reserves                         0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.05       Retained earnings/accumulated
              deficit                                (302,347)       (243,999)
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

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- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME     3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.              Registration
                                       44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ----------------------- -----------------------------------------

03.01 - STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
1 - CODE       2 - DESCRIPTION                       3 -  4.1.1999 to   4 - 1.1.1999 to  5 - 4.1.1998 to   6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                            6.30.1999         6.30.1999        6.30.1998         6.30.1998
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
<S>            <C>                                                 <C>              <C>         <C>              <C>
3.01           Gross sales of products and services                 0                0           274,562          466,465
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.02           Gross sales deductions                           (472)            (953)           (7,694)         (12,598)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.03           Net sales of products and services               (472)            (953)           266,868          453,867
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.04           Cost of products and services sold                (20)                0          (84,280)        (148,055)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.05           Gross profit                                     (492)            (953)           182,588          305,812
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06           Operating income/expenses                     (55,980)        (210,441)         (196,184)        (356,926)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.01        Selling                                              0                0         (103,999)        (189,642)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.02        General and administrative                        (47)             (47)          (52,952)         (98,455)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.03        Financial                                        (471)          (1,718)           (9,010)          (7,661)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.03.01     Financial income                                 6,835           53,355            10,649           25,762
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.03.02     Financial expenses                             (7,306)         (55,073)          (19,659)         (33,423)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.04        Other operating income                               0                0                 0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.04.01     Exchange variations                                  0                0                 0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.04.02     Provision for losses on
               subsidiaries' operations                             0                0                 0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.04.03     Other income                                         0                0                 0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.05        Other operating expenses                      (55,381)        (140,258)           (7,664)         (13,849)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.05.01     Exchange variations                                  0                0                 0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.05.02     Provision for losses on
               subsidiaries' operations                       (52,386)        (134,058)           (1,046)          (3,387)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.05.03     Goodwill amortization                          (2,995)          (6,200)           (6,594)         (10,413)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.05.04     Other expenses                                       0                0              (24)             (49)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.06.06        Equity in results of subsidiaries
               and affiliated companies                          (81)         (68,418)          (22,559)         (47,319)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.07           Operating expenses                            (56,472)        (211,394)          (13,596)         (51,114)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.08           Nonoperating income                                  0                0            11,249           11,904
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.08.01        Income                                               0                0            17,209           27,938
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.08.02        Expenses                                             0                0           (5,960)         (16,034)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.09           Loss before taxes/employee
               profit sharing                                (56,472)        (211,394)           (2,347)         (39,210)
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
3.10           Provision for income and
               social contribution taxes                            0                0                 0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME      3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.               Registration
                                        44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------

03.01 - STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
1 - CODE    2 - DESCRIPTION                   3 -  4.1.1999 to    4 - 1.1.1999 to   5 - 4.1.1998 to   6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                     6.30.1999          6.30.1999         6.30.1998         6.30.1998
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
<S>         <C>                                        <C>               <C>                  <C>               <C>
3.11        Deferred income tax                        (1,766)           (10,215)             (170)             3,132
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
3.12        Employee profit sharing/
            statutory contributions                          0                  0           (3,315)           (7,312)
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
3.12.01     Profit sharing                                   0                  0           (3,315)           (7,312)
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
3.12.01.01  Employee profit sharing                          0                  0           (3,315)           (7,312)
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
3.12.02     Contributions                                    0                  0                 0                 0
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
3.13        Reversal of interest on capital                  0                  0                 0                 0
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
3.15        Net income/loss for the period            (58,238)          (221,609)           (5,832)          (43,390)
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
            NUMBER OF SHARES,
            FORMER TREASURY STOCK (thousand)            15,906             15,906            19,344            19,344
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
            EARNINGS PER SHARE                               0                  0                 0                 0
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
            LOSS PER SHARE                           (3.66139)         (13.93242)         (0.30149)         (2.24307)
- ----------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 ABRIL S.A.                                          44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
04.01 - NOTES TO THE QUARTERLY INFORMATION


1 - INTRODUCTION

The supplementary  financial statements,  in constant purchasing power currency,
for the three-month period ended June 30, 1999, were prepared in accordance with
CVM's Guidance Opinion No. 29 of April 18, 1996, Instruction CVM No. 191 of July
15, 1992 and Resolution No. 170 of July 12, 1994.

As required by CVM's  Guidance  Opinion No. 29 of April 18, 1996,  the financial
statements  as of June 30, 1999 were  monetarily  restated  based on the monthly
variation  in the General  Market Price Index  (IGP-M)  published by the Getulio
Vargas  Foundation.  The Company opted to use this index as  recommended  by the
Brazilian Association of Listed Companies (ABRASCA) to maintain consistency with
those required by CVM Circular No. 03/95 of September 1, 1995.

The  accounting  practices  and criteria  were applied  consistently  with those
adopted in preparing  the  financial  statements  of Abril S.A. for the previous
fiscal year.


2 - RECONCILIATION BETWEEN NET LOSS AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AS
    PER CORPORATE LAW AND CONSTANT PURCHASING POWER CURRENCY



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              COMPANY                         CONSOLIDATED
                                                              -------                         ------------
                                                      Net         Stockholders'          Net         Stockholders'
                                                     loss             equity            loss            equity
                                                     ----             ------            ----            ------

<S>                                               <C>                 <C>            <C>                <C>
Balances as per corporate law                     (247,357)           (191,690)      (247,357)          (191,690)
Gains on monetary items                               8,971            (20,436)         51,010             50,737
Gains on stockholders' equity                          -                 69,476           -                69,476
Gains and losses on deferred expenses                  -                -                  493            (5,830)
Restatement of inventories                             -                -                (829)              1,031
Goodwill adjustments in subsidiaries                  (165)             (2,849)            100            (6,035)
Equity in results of subsidiaries
   and affiliated companies                        (60,186)            (38,944)        (7,953)                  -
Provision for losses on subsidiaries                 88,238              88,238         15,840             22,971
Gains (losses) on subsidiaries                         -                  7,489           -                 7,488
Income tax on discount to present value
    (stockholders' equity)                             -                (1,150)           -               (1,150)
Deferred income tax, net                           (11,110)            (11,110)       (11,110)           (11,110)
Minority interest                                      -                -             (21,803)           (36,864)
                                                 ----------           ---------     ----------          ---------
Balances as per constant purchasing power
currency                                          (221,609)           (100,976)      (221,609)          (100,976)
                                                 ==========           =========     ==========          =========
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
04.01 - NOTES TO THE QUARTERLY INFORMATION


3 - INCOME TAX

The amounts charged and credited to the Provision for Income Tax account for the
three-month period ended June 30, 1999 are as follows:


                                                     COMPANY       CONSOLIDATED
                                                     -------       ------------

Provision for deferred income tax asset (tax loss)       895             895

Income tax on constant purchasing power
   adjustments                                       (11,110)        (11,110)
                                                     --------        --------

Income tax charged to result                         (10,215)        (10,215)
                                                     ========        ========


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05.01 - COMMENT ON THE COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER

See report prepared in accordance with Corporate Law.


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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- --------------- ---------------------- -----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE    2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                       Registration
01437-0         ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------- ---------------------- -----------------------------------------

06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1 - CODE       2 - DESCRIPTION                  3 - 6.30.1999    4 - 3.31.1999
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1              Total assets                           984,260          998,922
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01           Current assets                          66,409           62,181
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.01        Cash and cash equivalents                1,836            2,314
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.01.01     Cash and banks                           1,834            2,312
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.01.02     Short-term investments                       2                2
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.02        Credits                                 24,293           17,902
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.02.01     Accounts receivable                     24,293           17,902
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.03        Inventories                             21,798           25,761
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.03.01     Raw materials                           15,399           16,067
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.03.02     Work in process                              0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.03.03     Finished products                            0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.03.04     Sundry materials                         6,399            9,694
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.04        Other                                   18,482           16,204
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.04.01     Advances to employees and other         16,665           11,689
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.04.03     Offsettable taxes                        1,817            4,515
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.01.04.04     Other credits                                0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02           Noncurrent assets                      250,219          257,764
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.01        Sundry credits                             895              734
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.01.01     Loans to stockholders                        0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.01.02     Recoverable income tax                     895              734
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.01.03     Tax incentives and other                     0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02        Related-party transactions             240,072          246,468
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.01     Affiliated companies                         0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.02     Subsidiaries                                 0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03     Other related companies                240,072          246,468
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.01  TVA Radioenlaces Ltda.                  26,102           26,305
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.02  Canbras TVA Cabo Ltda.                  10,336            9,848
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.03  HBO Partners                                 0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.04  Prize Investments Limited                    0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.05  TV Manaca Ltda.                            447              415
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.06  Televisao Show Time Ltda.                3,001            3,024
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.07  California Broadcast Center              7,636            8,002
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.08  Canbras Participacoes Ltda.                311              313
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.09  IHK S.A.                                     0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.10  MTV Brasil Ltda.                             0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.11  SCP Elle                                     0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.12  Abril Musiclub Ltda.                         0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.13  Associacao Abril de Beneficios               0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.14  Parana Participacoes S/C Ltda.               0                0
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.15  TVA Finco Ltd.                          15,932           16,056
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
1.02.02.03.16  Abril Investments Corporation          173,072          176,792
- -------------- ------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------

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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME      3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                        Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.               44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------

06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1 - CODE       2 - DESCRIPTION                     3 - 6.30.1999  4 - 3.31.1999
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.02.03.17  TVA Banda C Ltda.                               0          2,535
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.02.03.18  Other                                       3,235          3,178
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.03        Other                                       9,252         10,562
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.03.01     Legal and compulsory deposits               3,951          3,002
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.03.02     Tax incentives and other                    5,301          7,560
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.02.03.03     Prepaid expenses                                0              0
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03           Permanent assets                          667,632        678,977
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01        Investments                               176,798        181,392
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.01     In affiliated companies                         0              0
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02     In subsidiaries                           107,228        111,229
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.01  Tevecap S.A.                               58,262         60,533
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.02  TVA Sul Participacoes S.A                  10,146         10,870
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.03  TVA Sistema de Televisao S.A.              21,354         21,730
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.02.04  Other                                      17,466         18,096
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03     Other investments                          69,570         70,163
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.01  Marketable securities                           0              0
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.02  FISET                                           0              0
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.03  FINAM                                          51             51
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.04  Loans - Eletrobras                              0              0
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.05  Galaxy Latin America                       53,626         54,464
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.06  ITSA Intercontinental Telecom Ltda.         8,686          8,822
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.01.03.07  Other                                       7,207          6,826
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02        Property, plant and equipment             377,028        381,502
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.01     Land                                        2,149          2,151
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.02     Buildings                                   2,351          2,391
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.03     Installations                               1,848          1,919
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.04     Industrial machinery and equipment          1,602              0
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.05     Television equipment                      248,851        251,973
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.06     Furniture and fixtures                      1,881          1,661
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.07     Vehicles                                        0          2,013
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.08     EDP equipment                               8,910          9,662
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.09     Construction in progress                    3,580          3,835
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.10     Cable installations                       100,262        100,149
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.02.11     Other construction                          5,594          5,748
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.03        Deferred charges                          113,806        116,083
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------
1.03.03.01     Restated cost                             113,806        116,083
- -------------- ----------------------------------- -------------- --------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE  2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                     Registration
01437-0       ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------

06.02 - CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY (in
thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
1 - CODE    2 - DESCRIPTION                        3 - 6.30.1999   4 - 3.31.1999
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2           Total liabilities                            984,260        998,922
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01        Current liabilities                          131,176        176,675
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.01     Loans and financing                           35,312         67,220
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.02     Debentures                                         0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.03     Trade accounts payable                        46,613         56,996
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.04     Taxes and contributions payable               30,459         20,450
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.04.01  Income and social contribution taxes              37             86
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.04.02  Other taxes and contributions payable         30,422         20,364
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.05     Dividends payable                                  0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.06     Accrued liabilities                                0         19,765
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.06.01  Dividends/interest on capital payable              0         19,765
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.07     Related-party transactions                         0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.08     Other                                         18,792         12,244
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.08.01  Salaries, profit sharing
            and payroll taxes                              4,800          5,478
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.08.02  Advances received                              1,810          2,065
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.08.03  Royalties and copyrights payable                   0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.08.04  Other accounts payable                         6,806          4,701
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.01.08.05  Advance received                               5,376              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02        Long-term liabilities                      1,039,564        918,457
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.01     Loans and financing                          640,360        628,332
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.02     Debentures                                         0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.03     Accrued liabilities                                0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04     Related-party transactions                   242,435        170,598
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.01  Other                                              0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.02  Galaxy do Brasik Ltda.                         6,389              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.03  TV Eucalipto Ltda.                                 0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.04  TV Cambara Ltda.                               1,115          1,216
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.05  TV Cerejeira Ltda.                             1,517          1,653
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.06  TV Quaresmeira Ltda.                           1,569          1,708
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.07  TV Jacaranda Ltda.                                 0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.08  TV Jatoba Ltda.                                1,648          1,716
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.09  TV Manaca Ltda.                                    0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.10  TV Mogno Ltda.                                 1,585          1,725
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.11  TV Sequoia Ltda.                               1,538          1,678
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.12  TV Tipuana Ltda.                               1,551          1,688
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.13  Canbras Communication Corporation                  0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.14  Gracia Consultoria e
            Investimentos, Lda                                 0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.15  Editora Abril S.A.                           221,840        155,827
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.04.16  TVA Network Participacoes S.A.                 3,683          3,387
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.05     Other                                        156,769        119,527
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
2.02.05.01  Loans from stockholders                            0              0
- ----------- ------------------------------------- --------------- --------------

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01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                      Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------

06.02 - CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES AND  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY (in
thousands of Brazilian reais)

- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
1 - CODE      2 - DESCRIPTION                    3 - 6.30.1999   4 - 3.31.1999
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.05.02    Taxes and contributions payable           2,176           1,644
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.05.03    Deferred income tax                      12,260          10,225
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.05.04    Other                                     8,337           8,001
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.02.05.05    Provision for losses on
              subsidiaries' and affiliated
              companies' operations                   133,996          99,657
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.03          Deferred income                                               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.04          Minority interest                      (85,504)        (53,582)
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05          Stockholders' equity                  (100,976)        (42,628)
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.01       Paid-in capital                         170,051         170,051
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.02       Capital reserves                         31,320          31,320
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.03       Revaluation reserves                          0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.03.01    Own assets                                    0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.03.02    Subsidiaries/Affiliated companies             0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04       Profit reserves                               0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.01    Legal                                         0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.02    Statutory                                     0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.03    For contingencies                             0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.04    Unrealized profits                            0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.05    Retention of profits                          0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.05.01 Retention of profits                          0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.06    Special for undistributed
              dividends                                     0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.04.07    Other profit reserves                         0               0
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
2.05.05       Retained earnings/
              accumulated deficit                    (302,347)       (243,999)
- ------------- --------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

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<PAGE>

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION              Date - 6.30.1999   Constant Purchasing Power
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.             Registration
                                      44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------

07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION                       3 -  4.1.1999 to   4 - 1.1.1999 to   5 - 4.1.1998 to   6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                        6.30.1999         6.30.1999         6.30.1998         6.30.1998
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
<S>        <C>                                             <C>              <C>               <C>               <C>
3.01       Gross sales of products and services            60,028           118,290           534,760           956,082
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.02       Gross sales deductions                         (5,797)           (9,301)          (22,278)          (39,586)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.03       Net sales of products and services              54,231           108,989           512,482           916,496
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.04       Cost of products and services sold            (47,731)          (98,323)         (241,872)         (453,253)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.05       Gross profit                                     6,500            10,666           270,610           463,243
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06       Operating income/expenses                     (94,583)         (344,391)         (292,516)         (541,454)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.01    Selling                                        (3,865)           (6,671)         (160,380)         (303,663)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.02    General and administrative                    (10,285)          (20,839)          (96,119)         (180,588)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.03    Financial                                     (41,134)         (194,201)          (27,964)          (44,042)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.03.01 Financial income                                 9,166            61,617            16,658            41,996
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.03.02 Financial expenses                            (50,300)         (255,818)          (44,622)          (86,038)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.04    Other operating income                               0                 0             1,932             3,577
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.04.03 Other income                                         0                 0             1,932             3,577
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.05    Other operating expenses                      (39,299)         (122,680)           (9,282)          (15,516)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.05.01 Exchange variations                                                    0                 0                 0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.05.02 Provision for losses on
           subsidiaries' operations                      (34,939)         (113,752)                 0                 0
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.05.03 Goodwill amortization                          (4,360)           (8,928)           (9,237)          (15,447)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.05.04 Other expenses                                       0                 0              (45)              (69)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.06.06    Equity in results of
           subsidiaries and affiliated                          0                 0             (703)           (1,222)
           companies
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.07       Operating expenses                            (88,083)         (333,725)          (21,906)          (78,211)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.08       Nonoperating expense (income)                    (313)           (1,282)            10,781            11,107
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.08.01    Income                                               0                 0            17,307            31,455
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.08.02    Expenses                                         (313)           (1,282)           (6,526)          (20,348)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.09       Loss before taxes/employee
           profit sharing                                (88,396)         (335,007)          (11,125)          (67,104)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.10       Provision for income and
           social contribution taxes                            0                 0           (4,178)           (7,206)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.11       Deferred income tax                            (1,766)          (10,215)             (416)             7,062
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.12       Employee profit sharing/
           statutory contributions                              0                 0           (3,921)           (8,140)
- ---------- ------------------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION              Date - 6.30.1999   Constant Purchasing Power
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- --------------- ---------------------- -----------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE    2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
01437-0         ABRIL S.A.             Registration
                                       44.597.052/0001-62
- --------------- ---------------------- -----------------------------------------

07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands of Brazilian reais)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
1 - CODE   2 - DESCRIPTION                   3 -  4.1.1999 to   4 - 1.1.1999 to   5 - 4.1.1998 to   6 - 1.1.1998 to
                                                    6.30.1999         6.30.1999         6.30.1998         6.30.1998
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
<S>        <C>                                      <C>               <C>             <C>               <C>
3.12.01    Profit sharing                                   0                 0           (3,921)           (8,140)
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.12.01.01 Employee profit sharing                          0                 0           (3,921)           (8,140)
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.12.02    Contributions                                    0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.13       Reversal of interest on capital                  0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.14       Minority interest                           31,923           123,613            13,813            31,998
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
3.15       Net income/loss for the period            (58,239)         (221,609)           (5,827)          (43,390)
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
           NUMBER OF SHARES,
           FORMER TREASURY STOCK (thousand)            15,906            15,906            19,344            19,344
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
           EARNINGS PER SHARE                               0                 0                 0                 0
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
           LOSS PER SHARE                           (3.66145)        (13.93242)         (0.30123)         (2.24307)
- ---------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
</TABLE>


                                    Page 18
<PAGE>

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION              Date - 6.30.1999   Constant Purchasing Power
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 - ABRIL S.A.                                        44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
08.01 - COMMENT ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See report prepared in accordance with Corporate Law.


                                    Page 19

<PAGE>

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION              Date - 6.30.1999   Constant Purchasing Power
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER

- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 - ABRIL S.A.                                        44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
08.01 - COMMENT ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                    Page 20
<PAGE>

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION              Date - 6.30.1999   Constant Purchasing Power
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------
01437-0 - ABRIL S.A.                                        44.597.052/0001-62
- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17.01 - REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS - UNQUALIFIED
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See report prepared in accordance with Corporate Law.



                                    Page 21
<PAGE>

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION              Date - 6.30.1999   Constant Purchasing Power
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER


01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------
1 - CVM CODE   2 - REGISTERED NAME    3 - CNPJ - National Corporate Taxpayers'
                                      Registration
01437-0        ABRIL S.A.             44.597.052/0001-62
- -------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------

CONTENTS

- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
  GROUP      TABLE    DESCRIPTION                                     PAGE
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         01      IDENTIFICATION                                   1
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         02      HEAD OFFICE                                      1
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         03      DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS
                      (Address for correspondence with Company)        1
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         04      QUARTERLY INFORMATION REFERENCE                  1
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         05      COMPOSITION OF CAPITAL                           2
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         06      CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY                   2
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         07      COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE
                      CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                2
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         08      CASH DIVIDENDS                                   2
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         09      SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL  AND CHANGES
                      IN THE CURRENT YEAR                              3
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   01         10      DIRECTOR OF MARKET RELATIONS                     3
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   02         01      BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS                           4
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   02         02      BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES
                      AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                         6
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   03         01      STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS                          8
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   04         01      NOTES TO THE QUARTERLY INFORMATION               10
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   05         01      COMMENT ON THE COMPANY'S
                      PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER                       12
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   06         01      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS              13
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   06         02      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                      - LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY           15
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   07         01      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS             17
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   08         01      COMMENT ON CONSOLIDATED
                      PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER                       19
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------
   17         01      REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS         21
- ---------- ---------- -------------------------------------------- -----------


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<PAGE>


                              ARTHUR ANDERSEN S/C


                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




To the Board of Directors of

       Abril S.A.:


(1) We have  reviewed  the  quarterly  information  of ABRIL S.A.  (a  Brazilian
corporation) which includes the balance sheet as of June 30, 1999, the statement
of operations for the quarter then ended,  the  performance  report and relevant
information.


(2) Our review was conducted in accordance with specific  standards  established
by the Brazilian  Institute of Accountants - IBRACON,  together with the Federal
Accounting  Council,  and  consisted   principally  of:  (a)  inquiries  of  and
discussions  with  management  responsible  for the  accounting,  financial  and
operating areas as to the principal  criteria  adopted in the preparation of the
quarterly information, and (b) review of information and subsequent events which
had or could have had a relevant effect on the financial position and results of
operations of the Company.


(3) Based on our review,  we are not aware of any  material  modifications  that
should be made to the  quarterly  information  referred to above for it to be in
conformity with accounting practices emanating from Brazilian corporate law, and
with  standards  established  by  the  Brazilian  Securities  Commission  - CVM,
specifically applicable to the preparation of mandatory quarterly information.


(4) Also based on our  review,  we are not aware of any  material  modifications
that should be made to the  quarterly  information  referred  to in  paragraph 1
above  for it to be in  conformity  with  accounting  practices  emanating  from
Brazilian  corporate  law,  and  with  standards  established  by the  Brazilian
Securities  Commission - CVM,  specifically  applicable  to the  preparation  of
voluntary quarterly information in constant purchasing power currency.

<PAGE>

                              ARTHUR ANDERSEN S/C

(5) The balance sheet as of March 31, 1999, presented for comparative  purposes,
had been audited by us and our report  thereon dated August 31, 1999, was issued
without  qualification.  The  statement  of  operations  for the quarter and the
six-month period ended June 30, 1998,  presented for comparative  purposes,  had
also been previously reviewed by us and our report thereon,  dated September 15,
1998, was issued without qualification.


Sao Paulo, September 3, 1999


  ARTHUR
 ANDERSEN                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN S/C


                                            Marco Antonio Brandao Simurro
                                            Engagement Partner





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