METRO INTERNATIONAL SIGNS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT IN BRAZIL

- LAUNCH OF METRO IN SAO PAULO

Metro International S.A.  ("Metro International"), the  international
newspaper group, today  announced that  it has entered  into a  joint
venture  and   franchise  agreement   with  Grupo   Bandeirantes   de
Comunicação ("Grupo  Bandeirantes"), one  of the  leading  television
broadcasters in Brazil. A  new edition of Metro  will be launched  in
Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 7th May 2007.

Metro International  has  a  29.99% interest  in  the  joint  venture
operation and will  account for  its interest  in the  company as  an
equity  participation.  Metro  International  will  also  receive   a
franchise   fee   reflecting   Metro   International's    significant
operational support of the joint venture. Grupo Bandeirantes owns the
remaining shares in the joint venture and the operation will  benefit
from cross sales synergies with Grupo Bandeirantes' as well as  Group
Banderantes' considerable expertise of the Brazilian media market.

Metro will initially distribute 150,000 copies in Sao Paulo under the
name "Publimetro", a brand name which is already strongly established
in Chile and Mexico.  "Publimetro" will be one  of the largest  daily
newspapers in Sao Paulo as well  as one of Latin America's  most-read
titles.

Sao Paulo, Brazil's leading economic  centre, is with its  population
of c. 18 million inhabitants the fifth largest city in the world  and
is an ideal addition to  the network of Metro International's  global
operations. Zenith Optimedia estimated that Brazil's gross  newspaper
advertising market  grew  10% year-on-year  in  2006 to  c.  US$  1.2
billion, making  it  Latin America's  largest  newspaper  advertising
market.

Pelle Törnberg, Metro International's  President and CEO,  commented:"This launch in Brazil  builds on our  established presence in  Latin
America and will  complement our successful  operations in Chile  and
Mexico, as well as in Portugal.  We have found in Grupo  Bandeirantes
an ideal partner in Brazil and the operation will draw on the  unique
and complementary strengths of both shareholders and is also expected
to benefit  from  the  strong  growth of  Brazil's  economy  and  its
advertising markets.  With Sao  Paulo added  to Seoul,  New York  and
Mexico City,  Metro  is now  in  four  of the  five  world's  largest
cities.""Franchise agreements have proven themselves  to be a very  efficient
way for Metro  International to  penetrate new  markets and  increase
Metro's unique global footprint.  At the same  time they ensure  that
the  franchise  editions  remain  true  to  the  Metro  model   which
constantly  delivers  young,   active,  well-educated,   metropolitan
readers to advertisers around the world."



For   further   information,   please   visit   www.metro.lu,   email
info@metro.lu or contact:

Pelle Törnberg, CEO and President                                tel:
+44 (0) 20 7016 1300
Birgitta Henriksson, Brunswick Group (IR Contact)         tel: +46
(0) 708 12 86 39


ABOUT METRO INTERNATIONAL AND METRO

Metro is the largest and  fastest growing international newspaper  in
the world.    Metro is  published  in over  100  major cities  in  20
countries across Europe, North & South America and Asia. Metro has  a
unique global  reach  -  attracting a  young,  active,  well-educated
Metropolitan  audience  of  over  20  million  daily  readers.  Metro
International's advertising  sales have  grown at  a compound  annual
rate of 41% since the launch of the first edition in 1995.

Metro International 'A' and 'B' shares  are listed on the OMX  Nordic
Exchange's Nordic List under the symbols MTRO SBD A and MTRO SBD B.


ABOUT GRUPO BANDEIRANTES

Grupo Bandeirantes  is  one of  the  most established  and  respected
communication groups in Brazil. With 70 years of history and covering
95% of  Brazilian  territory,  its TV  channels  and  radio  stations
deliver   independent   journalism,    sports   and   high    quality
entertainment. Grupo Bandeirantes media network includes two open  TV
networks (Band  and  Play  TV),  three  cable  channels  (BandSports,
BandNews and  Terraviva), five  radio networks  (Rádio  Bandeirantes,
BandNewsFM, Nativa and Rádio SulAmerica Trânsito), one distributor of
cable  signal  and  content   (TV  Cidade),  one  recording   company
(Bandmusic) and the largest interactive platform in Brazil.