In 1945 the work of Jehovah’s Christian witnesses in Brazil was marked by new organizational improvements at the branch and in the congregations.

There is no doubt that the outstanding event of the year was Brother Knorr’s visit to Brazil in his capacity as president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. An assembly was held on this occasion in São Paulo in the well-known and respected Pacaembu Gymnasium, located in an impressive valley covered with beautiful flowering trees.

When Brother Knorr and Brother Franz arrived at the convention site on Saturday there were 250 persons present. At the evening session both brothers spoke to 292 persons about “Jehovah’s Universal Sovereignty Vindicated.” The brothers were thrilled to hear the Society’s president and vice-president, and they loudly applauded the news that the Society soon hoped to send Gilead graduates to assist them in the expansion of the Kingdom interests.