There is a wealth of striking graffiti embellishing walls and bridges around the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas - The Igreja Santa Margarida, famously showcases a work by Os Gêmeos, or 'The Twins'.

Similarly, the Colégio de Aplicação da UFRJ, or the 'Application College of the Federal University of rio de janeiro' is covered by eclectic pieces from a wide range of artists.

For visitors wishing to take a graffiti city tour, the company rio street art tour specializes in showing some of rio de janeiro's best murals, and can be contacted via email on this link - on this page we publish some of the graffiti we documented around rio de janeiro, including works of art in copacabana, ipanema, botafogo, lapa, lagoa, jardim botânico, gávea, favelas, são cristóvão, centro, and urca.