Trabajares - Brazil / January 21, 2015 by Erica Hawkinson

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Year(s): 2015
Participants: 15 [all ages]
Partner(s): MacArthur Foundation, US Consulate in Brazil
Description: This mural transforms a community staircase into a flowing stream of water to bring attention to the critical issue of water accessibility in the favelas, which is especially inadequate due to Brazil's record-breaking drought.

Morro de Providencia - Brazil / January 20, 2015 by Erica Hawkinson

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Year(s): 2015
Participants: 20 [all ages]
Partner(s): MacArthur Foundation, US Consulate in Brazil, Unidad de Policia Pacificadora
Description: Situated in the oldest favela in the city, the mural focuses on Dodo de Portela, a local legend and important figure in the history of Carnaval.

Botafogo - Brazil / January 20, 2015 by Erica Hawkinson

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Year(s): 2015
Participants: 2 US Teens
Partner(s): MacArthur Foundation, US Consulate in Brazil
Description: Located in a beachfront neighborhood, this mural fuses images of indigenous flora, Afro-Brazilian motifs, and symbols of hope and perseverance.