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June 13, 1999
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Adventists Lead March to Protest Health Dangers of 
Cigarettes

Florianopolis, Brazil.   Brazilian Seventh-day Adventists 
led a community march through the city of Florianopolis 
on May 29 to protest the health dangers of cigarettes. 
Through acted stories, loudspeakers and pamphlets the 
marchers highlighted the problems associated with 
smoking in commemoration of the World Heath 
Organization's World Anti-Tobacco Day.

With over 100,000 dying from smoking-associated 
diseases in Brazil alone, the marchers, who included 
schoolchildren, invited smokers to attend a course on how 
to quit. 

The event concluded with a music concert together with 
presentations by ex-smokers on their experiences. 
The march was organized by the health department of 
the Florianopolis Adventist Church in conjunction 
with the "Walk Around the World 2000" program that seeks 
to promote the importance of a drug-free lifestyle.