Rio has just gained its first open-air museum!!!
featured photo @eduardokobra
There are 50 panels and graffiti cataloged in Santo Cristo, Gamboa and Boulevard Olímpico.
Created by André Bretas and Joa Azria, the Porto Urban Art Museum (Maup) will open today (18), with more than 50 murals in the city cataloged and mapped.
The works are in the vicinity of Santo Cristo, Gamboa and also the Olympic Boulevard – the graffiti can be seen on two different routes that can be done on foot.
Maup's objective is to promote and encourage urban art. To this end, the museum will also train young people from the region to help with painting and renovating facades, in addition to working as urban art tour guides. The inspiration came from Wynwood, a Miami neighborhood revitalized through art.
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The Boulevard Olímpico route can be covered in two hours and includes 20 graffiti by artists such as those from Rio de Janeiro Panmela Castro, graffiti artist and female activist, Rita Wainer and Eduardo Kobra, author of the mural 'Etnias' (featured photo), which was included in the 'Guinness' as the largest graffiti in the world.
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The Santo Cristo circuit is longer and can be covered in around four hours. This is made up of almost 50 murals located from Gamboa to Boulevard, including works done by international artists Brusk (France) and Pantonio (Portugal).
At the Maup Art Center, located at Aqwa Corporate, also in the Port Zone, it will be possible to book guided tours.
Complete information: maup.rio
Source: G1.Globo
Photos: Pier Mauá Collection
