Eduardo Palassin Guinle

Eduardo Palassin Guinle was born on March 18th, 1846. Together with Candido Gaffrée, he created the important and remarkable Gaffrée and Guinle Hospital, with the initial objective of becoming a center of attention to venereal diseases, mainly syphilis and gonorrhea, which plagued the city of Rio de Janeiro at the time. Today, the Gaffrée and Guinle University Hospital is a fundamental part of the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UNIRIO).

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