Bring Back Maputo – The Rainbow City
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- 24 Aug 2022
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Maputo, a cosmopolitan city, almost without belonging to anyone, is now everyone’s, especially in places where the shadows, the portrait of social dilemmas in urban space, did not let you see the glow of the streets that were even declared historic areas. Long were the times in the shadows and monotony. But there’s the rainbow announcing new routines.
Bring Back Maputo is the name given to the initiative that aims to “revive Maputo”.
The vivid colours brought life, art and charm to the city. Walking through Rua de Bagamoyo, Rua da Gávea or Rua de Arte today is like kissing the rainbow, it’s refreshing and stylish. Downtown is now a passing place with a mandatory stop to contemplate and register the beautiful, between the art of mixing colours, dreams and imaginations and positive messages.
Sebastião Coana, a visual artist also trained in architecture, is the one who signs the most emblematic works responsible for changing the capital’s landscape. Undoubtedly, a name to be associated with other historical figures responsible for the appreciable urban landscape of Maputo. But this one was through the brush and the will to transform and impact lives.
Whenever he talks about his action as an artist who brought a smile to Maputo, with the colours of affection, warm and strong, but with a message, he refers to the “power of art”. Read More...
