NO PAIN NO GAIN PIXADORES / SAO PAOLO Pixação is a very unique kind of writing born in the 80´s in Sao Paolo , Brazil, tough there has been graffiti since the 60´s in Brazil, before they all were against the military dictatorship there was in the country. Pixação is very different and unique because of two main reasons, first the because of the typography style, slim and elongated, and then because its always performed in quite un asequible and high places , like last floors of buildings. Because of how much poverty and violence, and social problems in the city, the police is too busy to mind too much about graffiti, is consider a small damage for society. Pixadores, usually come from a very low in - come sector of society and is a way for them to express their discontent and their feelings of exclusion. It is also a very dangerous style of painting since they have no kind of protection when climbing so so high on the buildings, sometimes doing human towers, and almost every time risking their lives. Artist like world wide know Os Gemeos, where inspired in Pixação.
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