Wonder walls: New murals on façades in Lisbon's Zambujal neighbourhood tell locals' stories

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Wonder walls: New murals on façades in Lisbon's Zambujal neighbourhood tell locals' stories   A new art project in one of the Portuguese capital's best-known social housing districts is depicting people's life stories on walls. The initiative, inspired by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, has breathed new life into the Lisbon neighbourhood  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/12/wonder-walls-new-murals-on-facades-in-lisbons-zambujal-neighbourhood-tell-locals-stories  Spark your senses, wake your wonder. Euronews Culture seeks to show creativity in action and inspire our audience to explore the world through the five senses. Start your journey through the best of Europe's arts, gastronomy, traditions and high-end craftsmanship.

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00:00A collection of murals now decorates the facades of buildings at a housing project

00:06on the outskirts of the Portuguese capital Lisbon.

00:12The project brings colorful arts to the sides of several apartment blocks in the Zambojal

00:16area of Amadora, aiming to showcase the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals while

00:22also drawing a link with the lives of local people.

00:24Fomos à procura de artistas, artistas não só de arte urbana, artistas que muitas das

00:31vezes nunca tinham pintado numa parede, mas desafiámos a participar neste projeto, que

00:39tivessem esta abertura para conhecer as histórias do bairro, conhecer as pessoas do bairro, no

00:45fundo sentir a essência do bairro e a partir daí conseguir unir os objetivos às histórias

00:52das pessoas do bairro.

00:53Residents say the initiative has breathed new life into the neighborhood.

00:58Not a diferença agora, olha, o bairro agora está bonito, está bonito, está ótimo.

01:03Acho bem.

01:04Pelo menos assim, o nosso bairro está um bocadinho mais, olha, lá nas vistas, bem que há muita

01:09gente ver.

01:10É pena que certas coisas não estejam bem, mas pronto, olha conforme podem.

01:16Local guides have been providing explanations of the characters rendered in the murals.

01:20Nós queremos que o projeto seja sustentável e sendo sustentável as visitas têm um custo

01:27para que com esse custo consigamos manter este projeto ao longo do tempo.

01:32E também porque nós estamos a dar e queremos dar formação aos jovens do bairro, porque

01:36para nós, os jovens do bairro são as pessoas que melhor conhecem o bairro e faz-nos todo

01:42o sentido que sejam eles os guias que possam contar as histórias do bairro, mas também

01:47contar as suas próprias histórias.

01:48A U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals were adopted in 2015 as a plan of action for

01:55a better future.

01:57Gender equality, good health, water and sanitation, ending poverty and hunger are some of the main

02:02topics they aim to call attention to.

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