“Women of the Favela” by Megan Oldhues in Mongagua, Brazil
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Street Artist Megan Oldhues
“Women of the Favela” by Megan Oldhues in Mongagua, Brazil for Jornada Public Art. Photo by Alícia Peres.
Megan Oldhues about the mural: “Women of the Favela” painted in acrylic. Favela is a Brazilian term used to describe low income neighborhood’s or shanty towns. It’s residents take great pride in their homes and communities. This piece sits directly across the street from a bus stop that many of the working women use every day. “This is Favela”, they would tell me.

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