Ties of sociability, philanthropy, and the Cancer Hospital in Rio de Janeiro (1922-1936)

Abstract

The article explores construction of the Cancer Hospital in Rio de Janeiro from the perspective of an analysis of the city's social groups and their activities involving philanthropy under the First Republic. It offers a preliminary prosopographical study of this elite and examines how it helped to shape creation of the medical facility. The article also addresses Guilherme Guinle's philanthropic initiatives during the period.