Graffiti City Tour

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The purpose of the tour is to know the main areas of São Paulo related to graphite. It goes through the places where street art is more frequent and striking, attracting the attention of the visitors. In addition, one of the stops is the spot considered to be the site of graffiti in the city. Finally, it is possible to visit studios and galleries that host the main street performers in the city. Brazilian artists are consecrated worldwide by the great talent of expression in graphite. The Gemeos and Eduardo Kobra, for example, are national names that receive merit and prestige by being invited to paint works on walls all over the world. This recognition is the result of overcoming prejudice against graffiti as an art form, a typical feature in the history of this type of painting. The movement that was once considered vandalism gained a very strong power by the end of the 1970s, as one of the forms of resistance to dictatorship. The artists of São Paulo were inspired by American movements and carried out urban interventions as a form of protest. The drawings and graphics have generated many controversies, but today are represented around the world in important points of large cities, such as London, Berlin, Barcelona, and New York. São Paulo, one of the main Brazilian cities, also fits this list. The city is marked by diverse artistic expressions and graphite is one of the forms that most attract attention. This tour lasts four hours and passes through some of the main points of the city related to the subject. We will know the birthplace of graffiti in the city, as well as studios and galleries that host the main street performers.