Salvador de Bahia was founded on 29th March 1549, and is now the sixth-largest city in the country with approximately 2.7 million inhabitants. The historical name of the coastal city, which was once the first capital, is „São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos“, which means in English „Holy Savior of All Saints Bay“. The name dates back to the day of the arrival of the first sailors on 1st November 1501 and today blends historical architecture with Afro-Brazilian culture, music, and dance. Urban art can be found throughout the city, but especially in the Pelourinho district with colorful colonial buildings, part of the „Cidade Alta“, means in English „Upper Town“, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. The following photos were photographed by world traveller CHRIS AMES.
Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia – MAC BAHIA
The MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF BAHIA or in short MAC BAHIA opened on 29th September in 2023, with the 60 hours program „MAC 60 horas“ its striking graffiti façade created as part of the exhibition “Muro,” a curated collective project. More than 50 street artists from Salvador painted the exterior walls live during the opening, turning the building itself into an urban gallery.
Participants included the collectives MUSAS, ARTE MARGINAL SALVADOR, 13 MENOS 5, and PIXA MINA, as well the artists HARI DALI, EDER MUNIZ, DENISSENA, ANDERSON AC, KLEBER RASK, TIAGO FARAÓ, ANANDA SRTAS, and CABULOSO. The works were created under the curatorial direction of DANIEL RANGEL and reflect the museum’s concept as an open, collective space that actively integrates urban art into an institutional context.
Collective: 13 MENOS 5
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/13menoscinco
Artist: ANANDA SRTAS
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/srt.as
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doisdetalhes
Artist: ANDERSON AC
Website: https://pinacotecadobeiru.art
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anderson___ac
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinacotecadobeiru
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/pinacotecadobeiru
Artist: CABULOSO – MARCOS COSTA
Website: https://spraycabuloso.com.br
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cabulosoatelier
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spraycabuloso
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cabuloso_atelier
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/cabuloso_atelier
Artist: DENISSENA – DENISSENA FÓSSIL – OPERÁRIO CULTURAL
Website: https://www.denissena.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Denissena.operariocultural
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/operariocultural
Behance: https://www.behance.net/34bdfd7b
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DenissenaFóssil-OperárioCultur
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@denissenafossil7580
Artist: EDER MUNIZ
Website: https://edermunizz.itch.io
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eder.muniz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edermuniz
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/calanguiando
Behance: https://www.behance.net/edermunizz
LinkTree: https://edermuniz.carrd.co
Artist: HARI DALI – DANIEL LISBOA
Website: https://haridali.myportfolio.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellisboa
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daliharidali
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lambesdomal
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/daniellisboa
Collective: PIXA MINA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pixamina
Collective: MUSAS
Website: https://www.ilovemusas.com
Website: https://ilovemusas.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilovemusas
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilovemusas
Artist: RASK – KLEBER RASK
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raskleber
Artist: TIAGO FARAÓ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farao.stencil
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farao.stencil
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@farao.stencils
Museum: MAC BAHIA – MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF BAHIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mac_bahia
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/people/200924760@N04
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mac_bahia
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/31ylrzmcgyqkvktfatdi5vkoyl4a
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/museumacbahia
PIXO RUA
Artist: PIXO RUA – CULTURE OF STREETART
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pixorua2019
OXUM
Art Space: OXUM CASA DE ARTE
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oxumarte
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oxum.casadearte
Projeto Criança – Barra Neighbourhood
NECKO
Artist: NECKO
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neckoarte
MRS SILVA – ART BRAZIL GALERIA – (middle artwork)
Artist: MRS SILVA – ART BRAZIL GALERIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artbrazilgaleria
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mrs.silva
CARLOS KAHAN
Artist: CARLOS KAHAN
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carlos.Kahan.Artist
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlos_kahan
Behance: https://www.behance.net/carloskahan
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarlosKahanOficial
„A Bela Adormecida da Amazónia“ – OLIVER DÓREA
This work was created by OLIVER DÓREA as a promotional piece for a play that adapts the traditional fairy tale „Sleeping Beauty“ to the Amazon. „A Bela Adormecida da Amazónia“, in English „The Beautiful Sleeping Beauty of the Amazon“, intertwines environmental themes with fantastical elements from local culture and history. Conceived by Ila Herbert and Samuel Herbert, with director George Mascarenhas, it premiered on 14th December 2023 in the Sala do Coro of the Teatro Castro Alves.
Artist: OLIVER DÓREA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artsoliver
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/odorea
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artsoliver
Urbex Lost Place Toilet
Photographer: CHRISTIAN AMES
Website: https://chrisamespoet.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poet.chris
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