Oswaldo Cruz

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Status

Released

Production

Ministério da Cultura/Governo Federal

Aired

1973-01-01

Oswaldo Cruz

The film documents the old Rio de Janeiro and its great focus of diseases. Stresses the decisive importance of Oswaldo Cruz who creates Experimental Medicine in Brazil, believing that without sanitation, no undertaking could succeed. Rodrigues Alves then started the urbanization of Rio, against great interests.