title: [BJA: a bit of history].
authors.affiliation: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia (SBA), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil; CET Hospital São Francisco, Instituto Santa Lydia, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil; World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA). Electronic address: contato@coopanestrp.com.br.
authors.forename: José Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Nociti