Mundano: Trash cart superheroes
Mundano: Pimp My... Carroça?
Mundano's bold, colorful street art isn't just eye candy. His projects call attention to social, environmental and political issues, while raising chuckles from passersby. Full bio
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all superpowers: invisibility.
dos superpoderes: invisibilidade.
materials for a living.
recicláveis para sobreviver.
social inequality, unemployment,
social, do desemprego
waste collection system.
honest and essential work
um trabalho pesado, honesto e essencial
But they are not acknowledged for it.
Mas eles não são reconhecidos por isso.
of all the waste that's actually recycled.
trabalha de forma independente,
selling to junk yards at very low prices.
para o ferro-velho a preços baixos.
bicycles and carroças.
bicicletas e carroças.
built from wood or metal
feitos de madeira ou metal
marginalized superheroes.
super-heróis marginalizados.
and political in nature.
ambiental e política.
and onto the carroças,
além dos muros para as carroças,
giving voice to the catadores.
it became more appealing,
se tornou mais atraente,
to the catadores
para os catadores
on the streets, on mass media and social.
na grande mídia e nas redes sociais.
and have not stopped working since.
e desde então, não parei de trabalhar.
carroças in many cities
em várias cidades
and trips worldwide.
viagens pelo mundo.
in their invisibility,
na invisibilidade deles,
as the United States and Japan.
como Estados Unidos e Japão.
to have more people join the cause
mais gente para a causa
movement called Pimp My Carroça --
chamado Pimp My Carroça --
a large crowdfunded event.
evento coletivamente financiado.
crowdfunded event
evento financiado coletivamente
professionals and healthcare,
de bem-estar e assistência médica,
hair stylists, massage therapists
gloves, raincoats and eyeglasses
luvas, capas de chuva e óculos
by our incredible volunteers.
pelos nossos incríveis voluntários.
itens de segurança também:
um artista de rua
amazing mobile art exhibition.
exposição de arte móvel.
of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba.
including outside of Brazil,
cidades, inclusive fora do Brasil,
which is inspired by TEDx,
- (Risadas)
crowdfunded edition of Pimp My Carroça.
faça-você-mesmo, de Pimp My Carroça.
800 volunteers and 200 street artists
Pimp My Carroça movement,
Pimp My Carroça,
in teaching recycling at a local school.
a reciclar na escola local.
invisibility behind
invisibilidade para trás
respected and valued.
mais respeitados e valorizados.
they are able to fight back to prejudice,
estão conseguindo combater o preconceito,
their interaction with society.
e interações com a sociedade.
to start looking at and acknowledging
a começar a olhar e reconhecer
invisible superheroes from your city.
invisíveis da sua cidade.
without boundaries or frontiers.
sem barreiras ou fronteiras.
catadores worldwide.
de catadores no mundo.
que virem um deles,
of our society.
uma parte vital de nossa sociedade.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mundano - Graffiti artist + activistMundano's bold, colorful street art isn't just eye candy. His projects call attention to social, environmental and political issues, while raising chuckles from passersby.
Why you should listen
Mundano is a Brazilian street artist and activist whose work makes people stop and think about the issues swirling around them everyday. In 2007, he began using his graffiti skills to paint "carroças," the wooden and metal carts used by the trash collectors throughout Brazil who haul off junk and recyclables. He painted 200 carroças and in the process made these invisible superheroes visible—not only in the streets, but also in the media. The effort led to "Pimp My Carroça," which made this initiative do-it-yourself, crowdfunded and global. It has brought in 170 trash collectors in cities around the world, teaming them up with 200 street artists and 800 volunteers. It is quickly becoming a movement.
At home in Brazil, Mundano works on other projects too. Since 2008, he has used the posters and banners that plaster Brazilian cities during elections to create thought-provoking art. For the election in 2014, he turned these enormous plastic banners into a giant voting booth filled with waste in a square in Rio de Janeiro. "I use these ads to get people to reflect on the corrupted political system. On all the false promises, and all the awful waste," he explains.
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