BRAZIL · SAFETY
Key Facts
—The headline: The Brazil capital safety ranking from the Atlas da Violência 2026 places Florianópolis at the top with 9.7 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2024, with Salvador at the bottom at 52.7.
—The national story: Brazil’s overall homicide rate fell to 20.1 per 100,000 in 2024, the lowest reading since the series began in 2014, a 32.8 percent reduction over 11 years.
—The capital extremes: Among the 27 capitals, Florianópolis (9.7), Brasília (10.9), Curitiba (13.2), Goiânia (14.7) and São Paulo (15.3) are safest, while Salvador (52.7), Maceió (45.9), Macapá (45.6), Recife (45.5) and Fortaleza (42.2) rank worst.
