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'Rey, science in defense of life'

On March 26, 1918, a man was born who would be the owner of extraordinary feats, some of them in the midst of a dark period in Brazilian history, the Military Dictatorship.

His half-century of profession exercised on three continents, his eight publications, as well as the Jabuti Prize for Literature, consulting with the World Health Organization (WHO) and his explorations in the heart of the Amazon rainforest to bring health and quality of life to impoverished populations. , among many other actions, made Luis Rey one of the most respected parasitologists in the country and in the world. 

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