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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation: health, science and culture in Manguinhos comprises a 20th-century public health institution specialized in tropical medicine. Its scientists travelled to the remote regions of Brazil to gather plants and spread medicinal knowledge. Furthermore, its Moorish Pavillion is a notable work of architecture and the rest of the complex houses a variety of modernist buildings.

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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation: health, science and culture in Manguinhos (ID: 6712)
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First published: 17/08/24.

Frédéric M

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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation by Frédéric M

On March 21, 2024, while visiting Rio de Janeiro, I received an e-mail from the Canadian Abroad Warning System. It warned me that a major storm would hit Rio the next day, that it was best to stay indoors, and that I should follow the advice of the local authorities. However, it didn't teach me anything, since the Cariocas were on the alert and I had already been warned of the impending arrival of this depression. I had even listened to the news with my host, which was broadcasting hurricane-like images and announcing power outages, flooded villages and missing persons in the southern sectors already hit.

When I woke up the next morning, neither the rain nor the strong winds had begun. So I decided to start my day with two indoor activities: the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation museums and the AquaRio. The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation is a medical and public health research institution founded in 1900 with the initial aim of producing serums and vaccines to treat the bubonic plague that had just arrived in Brazil. It later became a complex of medical research and treatment centers, active mainly in the treatment of tropical diseases in rural Brazil (yellow fever, smallpox and bubonic plague). It had a considerable impact on the treatment of diseases in Brazil, and Oswaldo Cruz introduced numerous public health measures (even sparking popular revolts). To get there, it's advisable to take an Uber, as the institute is surrounded not only by underprivileged favelas, but also …

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