João Carlos Abreu, former secretary of Tourism, gave his support to this project and local municipality helped to carry out this artistic movement. The youngest participant of that movement was only 9 years old; the oldest was 65.
In many ways it has already succeeded in achieving its goal to revitalise the area. It was a dark, badly referenced part of the city and now it is blooming with restaurants and tourists and life. The street is not just a thoroughfare or the location of somewhere to eat – it is now something to enjoy and savour in its own right.
Moon your writing always inspire me. i am happy that you started blogging. Best wishes for you.
I love it when people come up with artistic ideas born from a sense of desperation or struggle. These photos are great and I really look forward to returning to Portugal one day.
So glad you loved Funchal’s art 🙂 I also have a nice gallery of all the Funchal painted doors and yesterday I also published a new post about all street art districts on Madeira. Have you also seen the street art in Machico and Camara de Lobos?