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Serviço Especial de Saúde Pública (SESP)

These images were taken by Alan Fisher in 1945 and are currently held at FGV CPDOC, Brazil (Gustavo Capanema collection).

Fisher travelled to the Amazon to document the collaboration between the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and the Brazilian government in public health initiatives through the Serviço Especial de Saúde Pública (SESP) [Public Health Special Service].

His objective was to create positive imagery of Brazil for OCIAA reports and for the US press, showcasing SESP and OCIAA’s contributions to modernizing public health in Brazil, including new medical facilities in the Amazon, distribution of anti-Malaria medication, and healthcare for rubber workers – a commodity crucial to the war effort.

These images were kindly made available by the School of Social Sciences – FGV CPDOC, Brazil (Gustavo Capanema collection).

Other Images from Serviço Especial de Saúde Pública (SESP)

Other images from the Amazon and the North of Brazil (part 1)

Other images from the Amazon and the North of Brazil (part 2)