{"id":33,"date":"2019-08-05T17:56:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T17:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderlustingfamily.com\/brazil\/?p=33"},"modified":"2022-12-13T05:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T05:06:14","slug":"batmans-alley-artful-thing-to-do-sao-paulo-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islandhoppinginthephilippines.com\/world\/brazil\/batmans-alley-artful-thing-to-do-sao-paulo-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Batman’s Alley: an Artful Thing to Do in Sao Paulo for free"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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The\u00a0graffiti<\/em>\u00a0is a heritage of the city of S\u00e3o Paulo.\u00a0No wonder SP is recognized as one of the capitals of the street art world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Batman Alley is the nickname for the area around Gon\u00e7alo Afonso Street and Albuquerque Medeiros Street in the Vila Madalena neighborhood<\/span><\/a> of Sao Paulo.\u00a0Batman’s alley is one of the popular tourist destinations because of the dense concentration of graffiti that line the streets, and it is for FREE!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Here in Batman’s Alley, the art walls are hotly contested and the artists have a code of honor among themselves: when someone wants to paint over\u00a0old\u00a0graffiti<\/em>\u00a0, they have to talk to the artist of the work. Even without official arrangement, things here are working!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The History<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The\u00a0Beco do Batman<\/strong>\u00a0has referenced S\u00e3o Paulo graffiti<\/em> for more than three decades.\u00a0Legend has it that, in the 1980s, a drawing of Batman appeared overnight on one of the alley walls.\u00a0From that point on, the name stuck and Batman Alley, as it came to be known, became the canvas for pioneering artists in S\u00e3o Paulo urban art, such as\u00a0Alex Vallauri<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and later the\u00a0Tupin\u00e3od\u00e1 Group<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This place, which was once abandoned, underwent a massive transformation with the presence of artists and walls full of art, nowadays reaching\u00a0tourist attraction\u00a0status<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Where is Batman Alley<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Batman Alley is between Gon\u00e7alo Afonso Street and Medeiros de Albuquerque Street, in Vila Madalena, a bohemian neighborhood in the west end of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When to go there<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Batman’s alley is usually crowded during the weekends, but you will also find plenty of movement there from Monday to Friday.\u00a0Becoming more and more famous, it is common to see a huge amount of foreigners walking there. We went there on Monday but we were surprised that we saw many people. Most probably locals who were just having a break from school and work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How to get there<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The station\u00a0Fradique Coutinho<\/strong>\u00a0on the yellow line is the nearest subway station to Batman Alley (1.5 km).\u00a0Vila Madalena<\/strong>\u00a0Station, green subway line, is 1.7 km away from Batman Alley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Or you can get an Uber<\/strong>. It is way cheaper than getting a taxi. Just type “Beco de Batman” in the “where to go” section.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Meet the artists behind the Batman Alley murals<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you have been there, you will see lots of art works by different artists. When we went there, we did not have a chance to meet the artists in person, but I did my research about them. I am such a curious cat, eh?<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Miss Van and Ciro Schu<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The collaboration between the French artist\u00a0Miss Van<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the paulistano\u00a0Ciro Schu<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0, who is surviving here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Miss Van is one of the big names world street art, and her work has already won some awards among art galleries.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bueno Chaos<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Another news at Batman’s Alley.\u00a0Wow!\u00a0Who does not know\u00a0Pele Kisser<\/em>\u00a0of\u00a0Bueno Chaos<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n