Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

22°52′29.57″S 43°14′43.58″W / 22.8748806°S 43.2454389°W / -22.8748806; -43.2454389

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Founded25 May 1900; 124 years ago (1900-05-25)
FounderOswaldo Cruz
Location
Official languages
Portuguese
Key people
Nísia Trindade Lima (President)
WebsiteFiocruz
Neo-Moorish façade of the Palace of Manguinhos, site of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro.

The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Portuguese Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, also known as FIOCRUZ) is a scientific institution for research and development in biological sciences located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; it is considered one of the world's main public health research institutions. It was founded by Oswaldo Cruz, a noted physician and epidemiologist.