Street Drawing and Graffiti in Portugal

History
Started to appear around 1989 in Lisbon, more precisely in Carcavelos. Graffiti was related to the hip-hop culture but nowadays its an activity shared by a great range of different types of people.

The Amoreiras wall is one of the first and greatest sequences of graffiti that can be found in Lisbon, is actually a symbol of Lisbon urban art.

Types of graffitis
Bombing more connected with the street and with vandalism quick and simple drawing these graffitis are made illegally

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Types of graffitis
Wall of fame more accepted by society usually practiced by people with some time in the graffiti world complex and detailed drawings made in authorized walls

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Amoreiras, Lisbon

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Amoreiras, Lisbon

Graffiti in Portugal

Amoreiras, Lisbon

Seixal, Lisbon

Lisbon

Lisbon

Lisbon

Lisbon

Lisbon

Algarve

Amoreiras, Lisbon

Lisbon

Lisbon

Lisbon

Lisbon

Lisbon

Lisbon

Porto

Porto

Estoril

Porto

Aveiro

Algarve

Algarve

Algarve

Graffitis in Leiria

Mistery Artist

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WOOL The Urban Art Festival of Covilh Sets out to use several walls in the city as a support of interventions of urban artists with the aim of:
Bringing an event like these to Portugal (1st time) Waking up the interest of the community for urban art and graffiti Providing a new appearance to the intervened places

Alexandre Farto aka Vhils

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Work done by: Catarina Carvalho, Emma Carreira, Joana Sofia, Micaela Sapinho, Rui Carvalho, Rben Pedrosa and William Cantu