Belém emerges in the urban art movement

Belém gains 6,000 m² of open-air panels and emerges in the urban art movement
Artists portray aspects of the life and culture of the Amazonian populations on the walls and facades of the Ver-o-Rio Complex
The walls, walls and facades of the Ver-o-Rio Complex began to gain new contours and colors with the holding of the second edition of the Belém Urban Art Museum (M.A.U.B). In total, 21 national and international artists focused on the paintings of 19 panels that extend over approximately 6,000 m², making this space the largest open-air museum in the North of Brazil and one of the largest in all of Latin America.

The works have been in the process of being created since October 18 and will be completed next Tuesday, the 5th. When completed, the public will be exposed to a variety of references, aesthetic proposals and themes that make up the current scene of visual arts, graffiti and street art in Pará.

The themes addressed also dialogue with a series of important issues for the Amazon and its populations, such as the medicine of the native peoples, the flow of migration, regional legends and rituals to put out fires and bring life back. One of the highlights will be the 2,000 m² wall, with art by the Pará natives Drika Chagas and Éder Oliveira.

“By bringing these two talents together in a single space, we want to deliver to the city a work that deeply dialogues with our culture and identity, consolidating the festival as an important meeting point for urban art in Brazil”, points out William Baglione, curator of M.A.U.B.

For Baglione, promoting expressions of urban art is important, as it democratizes access to culture for different audiences. Furthermore, he believes that focusing on aspects of culture and life in the region, as well as local talent, helps to strengthen street art and stimulate tourism in the city, which is already experiencing the COP30 atmosphere.

In addition to the new panels, M.A.U.B. will hold urban art workshops taught by participating artists selected in the call for proposals, guided tours throughout the month of November and a large festival on the opening day, which will be on November 10, with performances by rappers Djonga, Pelé do Manifesto, Nic Dias, among others. The program with music, art and sports will be completely free and will also take place at the Ver-o-Rio Complex.

“M.A.U.B. has been designed for the long term and Belém needed a space like this. This segment of art needed representation not only of the people of Pará, but mainly of artists from the Amazon. Now we have a Street Art museum to call our own!”, says the project’s creator and general director, Gibson Massoud.

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