Resumo:
PRESENTATION* "Master Afrânio Coutinho returns to Bahia, after being glorified abroad, to receive the highest award from the Federal University: Doctor Honoris Causa." "His native land, proud of the merits that consecrated him, thanks him for the triumphs that also exalt it, hugs him affectionately and flattering him, adding to him the blessing of this honorable title." "From this ceremony onwards, triumphs will be common, because the University will also continue to applaud its eminent Doctor." Excerpt from the speech of the Magnificent Rector Luiz Fernando Seixas de Macêdo Costa. in the Noble Hall of the Faculty of Medicine of Bahia, at Terreiro de Jesus, on March 26, 1981.
