The Brazilian Red Cross () was founded in 1908. It has its headquarters in
Brasília
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.
History
In 1907, physician Joaquim de Oliveira Botelho proposed organizing the Brazilian Red Cross in
Rio de Janeiro
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and gained support from members of the
Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute
The Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute ( pt, Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro), IHGB, founded on 21 October 1838, is the oldest and traditional authority to promote research and preservation of historical and geographical, cu ...
. Articles of Association were drafted and approved on 5 December 1908, and the organization gained recognition as a national branch of the
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC; french: Comité international de la Croix-Rouge) is a humanitarian organization which is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and it is also a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate. State parties (signato ...
in the period from 1910 to 1912.
In 1912, the physician
Marie Rennotte founded the branch for the
state of São Paulo
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By 1919, the organization had joined the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
See also
*
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
References
*https://cvb.rc-app.com
External links
Brazilian Red Cross ProfileOfficial Red Cross Web Site
Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies
1978 establishments in Brazil
Organizations established in 1978
Medical and health organisations based in Brazil
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