Oswaldo Cruz father-in-law, a wealthy Portuguese merchant. Cruz found the seaport of Santos ravaged by an epidemic of bubonic plague that threatened to reach Rio de Janeiro and engaged himself immediately in the combat of this disease. The mayor of Rio de Janeiro authorized the construction of a plant for manufacturing the serum against the disease which had been developed at the Pasteur Institute by Alexandre Yersin and coworkers. He asked the institution for a scientist who could bring to Brazil this know-how. The Pasteur Institute responded that such a person was already available in Brazil: Dr. Oswaldo Cruz. On May 25,
Romero Institute and 2000: "Eisenstadt v. Baird" (1970), "Pentagon Papers Case" (1971), "In re Pappas" (1972), "U.S. v. James W. McCord, Jr." (1973), "Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp." (1975), "Greensboro Massacre (Waller v. Butkovich) (1985)", "American Sanctuary Movement Case ("U.S. v. Stacey Lynn Merkt, et al.")" (1984) and "Avirgan v. Hull and the Iran-Contra Affair" (1986). The Romero Institute also offers an internship program through the University of Santa Cruz. Romero Institute The Romero Institute is a nonprofit law and public policy center in Santa Cruz, California. The Institute has two main projects: the Lakota People's Law Project based in part in the