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,
American Comedy Institute was interviewed by Betty-Lynn White and Garrison Leykam from "Those Diner n Motorcycle Guys" on Blog Talk Radio. Stephen Rosenfield and the American Comedy Institute are quoted or mentioned in various articles: BBC News Comedy Beat NY Times University of Florida Trib Live CBS News American Comedy Institute: Stand-up Comedy Workshop American Comedy Institute: NY's Comedy School American Comedy Institute: Alumni on Late Night TV American Comedy Institute The American Comedy Institute is a comedy school in New York City. It was established in 1989 by Stephen Rosenfield and offers monthly stand-up comedy workshops as well as a One Year