A walktour through São Paulo´s graffiti

Walktours through São Paulo´s graffiti

Urbanoids and lovers of urban art can be amazed by the graffiti in São Paulo. Now there are two walktours offered by this site, acoording to a news published today at the Folha de São Paulo, the cities´most read newspaper. 

http://www.streetsofsaopaulo.com/

They basically offer two tours, one in the north zone and another one in the central/west zone.

Graffiti is controversial in São Paulo, though the city, known nationally as the stone-jungle, is in fact the perfect environment for pixações: the spray-made drawings, phrases and codes, sometimes impossible to be understood by people outside the scene. 

The drawers (known as pixadores) were since the 70s always trying to escape from the police and private guards. It seemend they wanted to put their sprays at the higher or most-difficult-to-get place, as an untold competition between themselves. High-rises with white walls and highways were always their main target. 

However, it is clear this kind of manifestation evolved, and graffiti nowadays is manytimes colourful and inspired, and it is becoming to be recognized as an art - not as a common opinion, let´s say. 

But some artistis like Osgêmeos ("The twins") and Kobra have some pieces exposed or even made abroad.

It is for sure an authentic popular and street art that is now getting international museums and the consent of many condos in São Paulo, which are accepting the panels made of graffiti. 

The Kobra´s panel in fronto of Shopping Paulista, at the beggining of Paulista Avenue, is one of the most famous graffitis in the city. It was a tribute to Oscar Niemayer, Brazil´s most famous architect, who died in recent years.