Rafael Polo is a full-stack software engineer based in Basel, Switzerland, working with data and AI. He has led product teams and builds tools that turn complex datasets into knowledge. Moving across languages, code and design, he has lived in Rio de Janeiro, Berlin, Athens and Lisbon.
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Open-source platforms, tools and data visualizations:
ErthosDecoded the cipher behind a 1974 Brazilian computer-poetry2026
Rodado1,050 official Brazilian tables, queryable by AI agents over MCP2026
brasilume21M Brazilian businesses, matched address by address2026
datativeData Investigation platform with force graphs2026
helvetiscanScanner of 2.5M+ Swiss .ch domains & vulnerabilities2026
swissvizAll Swiss companies on interactive map2026
malafaiaUpdated map of a religious empire for Journalists2026
brasilianoBrazil's historical photo archive, 13k items, in 3D2026
pet167043,437 STF documents on the Banco Master case2026
rios-do-brasil462k Brazilian river segments colored by flow trend2026
TSE-bensDeputies' wealth growth vs. their official salary2026
vorcarosOwnership graph of 8,088 connected companies2026
TocadorSpotify-alternative player with +7k Brazilian artists2026
Atlas MakingOff33k rare films on a zoomable cinema wall, with magnet links2026
Eleições 2026Lula × Flávio, municipality by municipality, with party ideology2026
Pulso da ImprensaLifecycle of 4,205 Brasília press companies since 20002026
Templos785k religious temples across Brazil, coloured by denomination2026
Pegadas TigrinhoCorporate network of Tigrinho gaming Scam in Brazil2025
VISOVisualize parliamentary expenses on graphs & live SQL2025
fincrimeVisualize corporate networks cited as money-laundering2025
RAISExplorer of 40 years of Brazilian formal jobs2025
FribaNova Friburgo 3D population2025
religioesMunicipal religious shift between Brazil's Censuses2025
BraSwissNetwork of Swiss companies headquartered in Brazil2025
VERAΞFIKOAwarded Web3 SmartContracts bridging fees into carbon credits2022
speculariVisual crypto arbitrage analysis between exchanges 2022
SubZKUInteractive audio guide for ZK/U Berlin2019
TribunaOrganized all TSE electoral DB for journalists2018
RendaFramework for crypto-economic experiments2018
ConnectasInvestigation published on The Intercept2018
Exposing the InvisibleInvestigation resources for Tactical Tech2016
Holistic SecurityDigital security toolkit for Tactical Tech2016
SteganosConvert any digital file as an image (Rust rewrite)2013
Mostre!me CulturaAll Ministry of Culture data visualizations2013
Água na EscolaWater education platform for RJ Secretary of Environment2013
rastrosVisual experimentation with motion detection 2012
processingCreative coding sketches and visual experiments2012
WebDoc GraffitiAward-winning Web-Documentary project2012
Pensar PúblicoPublic policy Studio platform2012
Etaoin ShrdluType foundry with an in-browser font tester2012
Gráfica UtópicaMain RJ Printing collective website2011
fraturaHe went to Wikipedia and never came back2011
Damnatio MemoriaeSoftware-art for Memefest that damages memories2011
Victor HaimPortfolio and blog CMS for a Rio photographer2011
Razão e AmbienteExhibition website for Museu de Arte Moderna of SP2010
Av. Atlântica 1101Day-and-night showcase of a Copacabana duplex2010
Consulta NaturalSPARQL/Google Talk NLP conversational agent2009
BaixoGáveaMusic discography and torrent-link community portal2009