Film

Study of the Major Endemics – Brazilian Regional Aspects

1939 · 6m · Documentary

The Oswaldo Cruz Institute, in Rio de Janeiro, serves as a major research center in the field of public health. Aerial shots depict vast green areas and rural regions with small farms, reservoirs, and riverside lands. The work of health agents is shown at a small remote outpost, along with the facility’s infrastructure and tools used to study endemic diseases. The film also records various landscapes, such as dirt roads cutting through the caatinga, as well as rapids and waterfalls.

• Humberto MauroDirector · Director of Photography
• Evandro ChagasDirector of Photography

Estudos das grandes endemias

Release date

January 1, 1939

Status

Released

Original language

Portuguese

Runtime

6m

Genres

Documentary