title: Speech therapy in Brazil: forty years of existence, two decades of recognition.
abstract: The history of speech therapy in Brazil is presented, outlining the creation of the first course, the courses of Master's degree and the current situation, along with the main responsible aspects for it.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo e Universidade Católica, São Paulo, Brazil. leslieferreira@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Leslie Piccolotto
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D049673:History, 20th Century; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration