Lisbon Street Art: Beautiful Murals and Cool Urban Art, Lisbon, Portugal

There are many great artworks on the walls of the city that’s famous for its vibrant street art scene.

As always with great street art, it gives you some interesting insights into the local Portuguese culture.

To discover Lisbon’s latest street art gems, you can take a small group street art walking tour. It’s a 3-hour tour led by a street artist.

A couple of times a week you can also find a free (tip-based) street art tour in Lisbon (one of many free tours you can take in Lisbon).

The selection is colourful, eclectic and includes local and international artists and a variety of techniques.

The Big Raccoon is a piece of street art by Artur Bordalo, known by his professional name Bordalo II, a Portuguese artist from Lisbon.

The Raccoon is one of the first pieces he made in Lisbon, in 2015, using trash and garbage to create portraits of animals.

Bordalo II has since created many more “Big Trash Animals” all over the world, including a fox on Rua de Xabregas in Lisbon and The Half Rabbit, a great piece of urban art in Porto.

Bordalo II’s work uses the rubbish that we throw away to create his animals, who are victims of the destruction we are reeking on the planet. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).