Batman alley

There is no disputing that Sao Paulo has its’ fair share of graffiti, it’s everywhere; even the outside of a cemetery has been tagged…

But, is San Paulo an ‘open air museum’ or is the city brimming with a plethora of street art?

I am no expert on the subject, but I’ve done a bit of research and to be honest not much came up aside from a New York Times article expressing the graffiti as ‘class warfare’ a battle between the haves and have nots…I also found out that it’s called ‘pichacao’ from the Portuguese verb ‘pichar’ – to cover with.

I’m Staying in Vila Madalena, a bohemian suburb of Sao Paulo and the guy who runs the hostel im staying at suggested I visited graffiti alley, or as I since have found out its called ‘batman alley’. What a visual treat, not sure how I’d feel if the back of my flat was covered in it; actually to be honest it might make an improvement.

See what you think…