The Quinta do Mocho murals are a public art project in a housing estate in Sacavém, north east of Lisbon, Portugal.[1][2][3] The project was initiated in 2014 and as of 2018 consisted of 94 large scale murals on buildings.[4]

The Quinta do Mocho social housing project, consisting of four-story buildings, was built in the 1990s to house 3,000 people, mostly from former Portuguese colonies in Africa—Cape Verde, Guinea and Angola.[5] Social exclusion, high unemployment and poor housing standards contributed to the area having high crime rates and various social problems.[4] In order to improve the district's image, in 2014 local officials invited Portuguese and foreign artists to paint murals on its buildings.[6] The municipality has since stopped organising the project, however residents now maintain it and offer guided tours to visitors.[4] According to local officials, since the murals were painted, a bus line now serves the area, cultural events have multiplied, and the crime rate has fallen.[5][7]

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References

  1. ↑ Pincha, João Pedro. "Foi-se o preconceito, venham os turistas". Público (Portugal). Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  2. ↑ Henriques, Joana Gorjão. "Vende-se uma Lisboa multicultural". Público (Portugal). Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  3. ↑ "Arte urbana dá vida nova ao edificado". Jornal de Negócios. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  4. 1 2 3 "How this crime-plagued Lisbon estate became the city's coolest open air gallery". The Independent. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  5. 1 2 "Street art creates a splash of new life for Lisbon barrio". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Lisbon's outdoor art gallery – in pictures". The Guardian. 10 February 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  7. ↑ "Open-air artwork to peek at and take pics". Time Out Lisbon. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  8. ↑ "Pictures of the Day: 31 January 2020". The Telegraph. 31 January 2020. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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