The Canadian nurse . epted by all that there Vot 49. No. 9 THE IN BRAZIL are two distinctly different times —the one the clock says and Braziliantime. Thus, the luncheon scheduledfor 1:00 , actually got started at2:30 The subsequent sightseeingbus trip was likewise so late gettingstarted that the early winter twilightdosed in before the tour was half ac-complished. Petropolis A breath-taking, mountain highway,running far north through Brazil, ledthe Congress participants to the mag-nificent Hotel Qqitandinha. Built in• the heyday of casino resorts and nowadministered by the fed
The Canadian nurse . epted by all that there Vot 49. No. 9 THE IN BRAZIL are two distinctly different times —the one the clock says and Braziliantime. Thus, the luncheon scheduledfor 1:00 , actually got started at2:30 The subsequent sightseeingbus trip was likewise so late gettingstarted that the early winter twilightdosed in before the tour was half ac-complished. Petropolis A breath-taking, mountain highway,running far north through Brazil, ledthe Congress participants to the mag-nificent Hotel Qqitandinha. Built in• the heyday of casino resorts and nowadministered by the federal govern-ment, this hotel absorbed the 1,307representatives of 46 countries and stillhad room to spare for regular the busloads of nurses arrived fromRio, followed by truckloads of luggage,the efficient organization of the Bra-zilian nurses became evident. Therewas a minimum of confusion and delayas the hundreds of registrants wereassigned to their rooms and given theirprecious books of meal Arriving at Petropolis The Congress registration desk wasthronged as the nurses queued up toreceive their , pins and identifi-cation labels. The Tower of Babel, ofbiblical fame, was relived. One wouldhave expected that Portuguese wouldbe heard most frequently with over400 Brazilian registrants. Actually,the commonest language was were over 350 nurses from theUnited States, 42 of us from Canadaplus smaller delegations from many SEPTEMBER. 1953
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