Street Art, Lisboa

Regg Salgado

«Lisbon is an open-air gallery, not just for its beautiful tile-covered façades, for the small tile panels and the traditional cobblestone designs, but also for its street art. The Portuguese capital is now known as one of the cities in the world with the best street art, and some local artists like Vhils and Bordalo II have works all over the world. Vhils is known for carving faces on façades, while Bordalo II creates art from trash.

Following the revolution of April 25, 1974 there was an explosion of political murals, and today artistic graffiti is even sponsored by the City Council, which created the Street Art Gallery by the iconic Glória funicular. 

Several works of art show up every day in the city, while others disappear. Here we present the best ones by local and international artists that you’ll find now in some of the main districts.»

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