Graffiti: many green noses, a few eyes, a couple mouths, a cigarrette, a chainsaw, and a person sawing off the tree branch he's sitting on with a handsaw. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Belmiro Braga and Rua Cardeal Arcoverde.

São Paulo Graffiti

by Eve Andersson

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São Paulo is like an open-air museum. This gigantic, crowded, commercially minded city is not on most tourists' itineraries. But, to me, this city is fascinating. São Paulo has the best graffiti I have seen anywhere in the world. It is creative, colorful, ubiquitous, and expertly executed; some is classically beautiful, and some is thought-provoking.

Graffiti: man with dreadlocks on lamppost. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua In?o Pereira da Rocha. Graffiti: woman with a large, green cassette tape. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: sitting woman with a hood, skirt, and striped socks, holding a bag. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti in Liberdade, a Japanese district in São Paulo. Graffiti over an auto mechanic: man with scissors in a hot air balloon. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Belmiro Braga and Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: girl with skulls on her dress saying "Seja Feliz". Created by graffiti artist Ozi. Av. Brg. Lu?Ant? at Pra?Dom Gast?Liberal Pinto. Graffiti: many green faces, a cactus, and a mouth saying "O Senado Brasileiro ?ma Suruba, Mas ? Povo que se Fode". Mundano 9. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: bee. Rua Chipre at Av. Brg. Faria Lima. Graffiti: woman with a crown on a pink background. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: woman with hair in a bun. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves near Rua Fradique Coutinho. Graffiti in Liberdade, a Japanese district in São Paulo. Graffiti in Liberdade, a Japanese district in São Paulo. Graffiti: woman with a cassette tape head wearing a sexy maid outfit. On her left, the head of a woman with a crown. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti in São Paulo. Graffiti: creature with pointed teeth and green tubes. Buildings in the background. Av. H?o Pellegrino at Rua Marcos Lopes. Graffiti: man with a green, rearranged face. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti in São Paulo. Graffiti in São Paulo. Graffiti in São Paulo. Graffiti in São Paulo. Graffiti in São Paulo. Graffiti in Liberdade, a Japanese district in São Paulo. Graffiti: tunnels, two faces, and a lightbulb. Av. H?o Pellegrino. Graffiti at a bus stop: green mountains and trees. Av. Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek at Rua Dr. Renato Paes de Barros. Graffiti: bird, moon, woman, flower. Av. Quarto Centen?o at Rua Leiria. Graffiti: purple lizard and green plant with eyes. Av. Quarto Centen?o at Rua Leiria. Graffiti: large green insect and buildings. Rua Manuel da N?ga. Graffiti: man with purple flames. Woman walking in front. Rua Nova Cidade. Graffiti: boy with hearts, face and arm with cigarrette. Rua Olimp?as. Graffiti: three creatures (or one with three heads). Rua Olimp?as. Graffiti: pink fish in love with a black squiggle. Rua Olimp?as. Graffiti: leaping white ghost and pink fish. Rua Olimp?as. Graffiti: pink bird on a tree branch. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Ant? Bicudo near Rua Benjamin Egas. Graffiti: green cyclops with hand. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Ant? Bicudo near Rua Benjamin Egas. Graffiti: man with drum. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Ant? Bicudo near Rua Benjamin Egas. Graffiti: three black-and-white-people showing their hands. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Ant? Bicudo near Rua Benjamin Egas. Graffiti: birds. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Belmiro Braga and Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: flying green insect with slingshot. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Belmiro Braga and Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: sad pig wearing a tie with numbers on it. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Belmiro Braga and Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: woman with four arms and naked woman with two skulls and a tree. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Belmiro Braga and Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: creatures in a boat holding a house with a green sun and sky behind. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: Frankenstein-like face with large nose and small top hat. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: yellow creature saying "Veg!". Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti on buildings. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: women. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: man and orange frog wearing a hat. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Henrique Schaumann near Rua Cardeal Arcoverde. Graffiti: large face and man with a broom. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves near Rua Fradique Coutinho. Graffiti: lotus flower, fish, birds. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves near Rua Fradique Coutinho. Graffiti: blue man pulling a cart. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves near Rua Fradique Coutinho. Graffiti: monk on a swing wearing a takuhatsu hat. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves near Rua Fradique Coutinho. Graffiti: kid in a bathtub with boats. Two women walking past. Rua Manuel da N?ga at Av. Mal. Est?o Albuquerque Lima. Graffiti: woman and birds. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Rua Joaquim Antunes at Rua Artur de Azevedo.




Alley in Villa Magdalena

Villa Magdalena, a lively, bohemian area of São Paulo, contains many fine graffiti specimens. One alley, running between Rue Padre João Gonçalves and Rua Belmiro Braga, is home to a particularly dense and excellent collection of works.

Graffiti: tired green alien with blue spheres. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: frazzled green alien. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: Ronald McDonald with a gun, with a dog and girl sitting in front of him. Created by graffiti artist Ozi. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: cityscape and dog. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: clouds, butterflies, cats, people. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: creature with long teeth and windows for eyes. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: black dog and three heads. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: blue octopus or serpent, with the words Familia Beco. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: furry man with heart tattoo crossing green mountains. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: creature with polyhedral head. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: woman with a bear and many heads. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Graffiti-filled alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Graffiti: contorted man with a house on his back, girl leaping from a tree, and words: o que a gente precisa ver. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga.

Graffiti: yellow liquid pouring out of two plastic bottles. The bottles are real. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Playground on Rua Belmiro Braga. Lids attached to a wall. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. Not all of the works are two-dimensional; these two use real drink bottles and lids.

Graffiti and rubbish. Villa Magdalenda neighborhood. Alley between Rua Padre Jo?Gon?ves and Rua Belmiro Braga. If you're thinking about visiting this alley, be aware that it contains a fair amount of rubbish and some unpleasant odors. In my opinion, the excellent artwork more than compensated for the smell, but I visited in the winter. Your experience may differ.

Eve Andersson (eve@eveandersson.com)

Comments

Great pictures Eve!

I really like the caption on this one: http://www.eveandersson.com/photo-display/large/brazil/sao-paulo-graffiti-r-olimpiadas-fish-black-squiggle.html

"pink fish in love with a black squiggle"

-- Pedro Liska


Beautiful photos! Congratulations!

-- Gerson Garbato

Mind blowing

Amazing post that i only got to see now, even though it was posted last year.. congratulations on this quite impressive post..

-- Diego Espindola

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