Sophia de Mello Breyner

Lagos pays tribute to Sophia de Mello Breyner with murals. Two large-scale urban art murals were painted on buildings in the city of Lagos (Algarve), to mark the centenary of the birth of poet Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, the first Portuguese woman to receive the Camões Prize.

The mega paintings of the poet's face were executed by urban art artist João Samina, using the stencil technique, in an initiative by the Lagos City Council and the cultural association Laboratório de Atividades Criativas (LAC).

This 15 meters high and five meters wide mural is located on the facade of a building near the Santo Amaro municipal market.

João Samina said he felt honoured to have been invited to be part of Lagos’ tribute to such an important figure in Portuguese literature as Sophia de Mello Breyner. “It’s an honour because I like her texts and her work and also because I’m doing these works in Lagos, a city to which I have a very strong connection and which I’ve been visiting regularly since 2013 to collaborate on projects with LAC,” said the urban artist.

Check his interview here