Beco do Batman (English: Batman Alley) is the nickname for the area around Rua Gonçalo Afonso and Rua Medeiros de Albuquerque in the
Vila Madalena
Vila Madalena is an upper middle class neighborhood of the Pinheiros district in the West Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. The neighborhood is known for its bustling nightlife"The Economist Magazine Cities Guide: São Paulo". ''The Economist''. and its ...
neighborhood of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
, Brazil.
Beco do Batman is a popular tourist destination because of the dense concentration of
graffiti
Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...
that line the streets.
History of Beco do Batman
The nickname for the area is attributed to a graffito of the
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
character
Batman which was painted on one of the walls in the 1980s.
Local art students began filling the walls with other psychedelic and cubist influenced designs.
Vila Madalena received thousands of tourists during the
2014 FIFA World Cup and there was a corresponding rise in reported incidents of robbery and assault in and around Beco do Batman during the period (2013–2014).
The graffiti of Beco do Batman is now continually renovated and cared for by local community members.
Gallery
See also
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Vila Madalena
Vila Madalena is an upper middle class neighborhood of the Pinheiros district in the West Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. The neighborhood is known for its bustling nightlife"The Economist Magazine Cities Guide: São Paulo". ''The Economist''. and its ...
*
Os Gêmeos
OSGEMEOS (also known as Os Gemeos or Os Gêmeos, Portuguese for ''The Twins'') are identical twin street artists Otavio Pandolfo and Gustavo Pandolfo (born 1974). They started painting graffiti in 1987 and their work appears on streets and in gall ...
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Graffiti and unauthorised signage
Brazilian art
Culture in São Paulo
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