One of the largest graffiti gatherings in Brazil

BH welcomes 100 urban artists from across Brazil to create a giant panel in Barro Preto
This Saturday (July 26th), the capital of Minas Gerais hosts the 2nd edition of Sopa Nacional, one of the largest graffiti gatherings in the country.
This Saturday (July 26th), Belo Horizonte will host the 2nd edition of Sopa Nacional, one of the largest graffiti gatherings in the country. The event, which takes place from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm in Barro Preto, will bring together 100 urban artists from all regions of Brazil, promoting artistic exchange and the appreciation of graffiti as a language of resistance, identity, and social transformation.
The proposal is to create a large collaborative panel in the "Sopa de Letras" format, a technique that combines multiple graffiti styles (such as bomb, grapixo, and characters) on a single wall. The intervention will be performed on the exterior wall of ASMARE – Associação dos Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (Recyclable Materials Collectors Association, Avenida do Contorno, 10,555 – Barro Preto).

The event, which welcomed over 770 registered artists and is open to the public, features a musical program with a DJ, food stalls, and facilities to accommodate approximately 10,000 people, including visitors, artists, producers, and cultural agents. The Sopa Nacional is organized by Real Grapixo, a cultural collective that has been active in the capital of Minas Gerais for over a decade.
The event reinforces the tourist, cultural, and educational potential of urban art by connecting it with themes such as sustainability, through the work of ASMARE. The first edition, in 2019, in Aglomerado da Serra, brought together dozens of artists from across the country and was considered a milestone for the Minas Gerais graffiti scene.
The Real Grapixo collective is recognized in the national graffiti scene, developing original projects that combine urban art, hip-hop culture, and social impact initiatives. Its repertoire includes training workshops, artistic activities in schools and communities, graffiti festivals, and initiatives that connect peripheral youth, cultural heritage, and urban transformation.

Founded in 1990, ASMARE, the first association of recyclable material collectors in Minas Gerais, is a national leader in the fight for social inclusion, the circular economy, and environmental justice. The location chosen for the mural carries important symbolism: alongside the collectors, who care for the city invisibly, graffiti serves as a form of public art that gives visibility to what is marginalized.
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