Editing Graffiti (section)

=== South America ===
South America has a very active graffiti culture, and graffiti are very common in Brazilian cities. This is blamed on the high uneven distribution of income, changing laws, and disenfranchisement.<ref name=manco7>{{cite book |title=Lost Art & Caleb Neelon, Graffiti Brazil |first=Tristan |last=Manco |year=2005 |publisher=London: Thames and Hudson |pages=7–10 }}</ref> ''[[Pichação]]'' is a form of graffiti found in Brazil, which involves tall characters and is usually used as a form of protest. It contrasts with the more conventionally artistic values of the practitioners of ''grafite''.<ref name=revela>{{cite web |url=http://www.revelacaoonline.uniube.br/2005/316/Arte.html |title=Pintando o muro |publisher=Revelacaoonline.uniube.br |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501012139/http://www.revelacaoonline.uniube.br/2005/316/Arte.html |archive-date=1 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Prominent Brazilian writers include [[OSGEMEOS|Os Gêmeos]], Boleta, [[Francisco Rodrigues da Silva|Nunca]], Nina, Speto, Tikka, and T.Freak.<ref name=globo>{{cite magazine|url=http://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/Marieclaire/0,6993,EML1163949-1740,00.html |title=A força do novo grafite |language=pt |magazine=[[Marie Claire]] |access-date=19 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082341/http://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/Marieclaire/0%2C6993%2CEML1163949-1740%2C00.html |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref>