Graffiti by Eduardo Kobra on the Olympic Boulevard

Those who go to Praça Mauá certainly face the boardwalk in the area of the harbor sheds where the graffiti of the famous Eduardo Kobra are exposed. The wall called “Ethnic” is very colorful and draws the attention of those who are there in the area, for colors and size. They are 15 meters high and 170 meters long.

The panel is located in the Gamboa neighborhood, in the center of Rio de Janeiro. It was painted on the facade of an old warehouse due to the 2016 Olympic Games. It is located right in Orla Conde, just in front of the ship parade.

The concept of graffiti is the five Olympic arches represented in the form of natives / Indians from each continent. The huli (New Guinea), the mursi (Ethiopia), the kayin (Myanmar and Thailand), the supi (Lapland) and the tapajós (Brazil). The unity of the Olympic arches means peace and unity among the peoples.

Tip: If you want to go to a downtown bar, near the boulevard, see our tips here.

To make the graphite, Kobra used almost 3,000 spray cans, 180 buckets of acrylic paint and 7 hydraulic lifts. Guinness considers the wall, with 2,600 m² of surface, the largest graffiti in the world! The applied painting technique was spray, acrylic and enamel. The panel took 40 days to paint. Seawall on Olympic Boulevard is part of a Kobra graffiti series about peace.

How to get to the Olympic boulevard

The Olympic Boulevard has several VLT stations, you can stop at the station closest to Praça Mauá or at a later one. You can also go by subway to the Uruguaiana or Carioca station, and from there walk to Praça Mauá. Remembering that the Aqua Rio is a little ahead of the boardwalk. You can go walking or in VLT.

Free Walker Tours takes you to Olympic Boulevard

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One recommendation is to take a look at the Free Walking Tour “RIO FREE WALKING TOUR OLYMPIC BOULEVARD & AFRICAN HERITAGE”. Here you will learn about the history behind nearby places such as Praça XV, Pedra do Sal and Igreja da Candelária, and you will learn about the heritage that black Africans left in that area. Remembering that the Free Walking Tour is on foot and has a guide that will give you a history show about the region. More information here.