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Candido Gaffrée
5 de November
Candido Gaffrée was born on November 5th, 1845. Together with Eduardo Palasin Guinle, he created the important and remarkable Gaffrée and Guinle Hospital, with the initial objective of being a center of attention to venereal diseases, mainly syphilis and gonorrhea, that plagued the city of Rio de Janeiro. Today, it is the Gaffrée and Guinle University Hospital (Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle), a fundamental part of Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO).
https://www.intrinseca.com.br/blog/2015/10/o-resgate-de-candido-gaffree/