Fogo Cruzado

Fogo Cruzado is an institute that uses technology to produce and disseminate open and collaborative data on armed violence, strengthening democracy through social transformation and the preservation of life. With its own innovative methodology, the institution's data laboratory produces more than 20 unprecedented indicators on violence in the metropolitan regions of Rio, Recife, Salvador and, soon, in other Brazilian cities. Through a cell phone application, Fogo Cruzado receives and provides information on shootings, checked in real time by a specialized and local team. This information is available in the first open database on armed violence in Latin America, which can be accessed free of charge through the Institute's API. Following the purpose of popularizing knowledge about public safety and rights, Fogo Cruzado uses communication techniques to make data on armed violence more accessible, aiming to qualify and promote debates in society.