Rolé Carioca takes a virtual tour of Fiocruz, the Enchanted Castle of Science, This Sunday, 17 October

SPECIAL EDITION IN CELEBRATION OF CHILDREN'S MONTH WILL ADDRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INSTITUTE

IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 AND IN THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE COUNTRY

The cultural project Rolé na Rede promotes next Sunday, 17 October, às 10h, a virtual tour of one of the most relevant places in the history of Brazilian public health: the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. In honor of Children's Month, the Fiocruz-themed tour, the Enchanted Castle of Science, will address historical facts, the institution's heritage and essential role in combating the covid-19 pandemic and in global scientific development through a playful narrative, to also conquer the children's audience.. The event, 100% online and free, will be broadcast live on the Zoom platform and will be simultaneously broadcast on the Facebook from Rolé Carioca. The project is sponsored by the City of Rio de Janeiro, of the Municipal Secretary of Culture, of Estácio and the National Electric System Operator (U.S), co-sponsorship of First RH Group and Shift Gestão de Serviços, through the Municipal Culture Incentive Law – Lei do Iss, and apoio da Lecca.

Among some of the remarkable events in the more than 120 years of Fiocruz's history, that will be covered on the tour, are the complex health reform that eradicated the epidemic of bubonic plague and yellow fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century; the episode known as the Manguinhos Massacre, when scientists working for the foundation had their rights revoked during the military dictatorship; the World Excellence Award in Public Health from 2006, awarded by the largest and most important Public Health institution in the world, the World Federation of Public Health Associations; and the current immense relevance of the institution in the various fronts fighting covid-19.

“This will be a unique opportunity for children and adults to learn even more about this heritage that has brought so many advances to health and science in the country.. Since its founding, in the year 1900, when it was inaugurated to manufacture serums and vaccines against bubonic plague, up to the present day, in which it is one of the biggest references in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic, Fiocruz is an example of the importance of supporting science and technology for the benefit of society, in addition to being a source of pride for all Brazilians.”, says Isabel Seixas, creator and project coordinator hang out Carioca.

along the virtual tour, rolezeiros will learn about the dozens of stories and advances of the institution also through the architectural elements of the beautiful Fiocruz Castle, with explanations and teachings adapted to children's imagination. Some of the points that will be visited on Rolé are the Modernist Center, which covers the Avenida Brasil entrance and the Yellow Fever pavilion; the Eclectic Core, with the Pavilion of the Plague, Evandro Chagas Hospital and Tea House; and the Moorish Pavilion itself, or Moorish Castle, known as the "Palace of Sciences" and listed by the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN) in 1981.

The unprecedented itinerary is part of the programming for the ninth year of the Rolé Carioca project, which has already taken more than 24 thousand people on the streets of Rio when it was held in person and that, since the Covid-19 pandemic, became virtual.