Porto's street art

Porto has a lot of multitalented people, — too many of them underemployed. I met a girl who works in a T-shirt shop who is an illustrator with a B.A. in architecture, and a guy who has exhibited his photographs in Australia and Germany and is working for a friend’s digital magazine to make ends meet. Both said they’d like to continue living in Portugal but are not sure they can afford to. Below are some small- and large-scale pieces by renowned street artists Mesk, Costah, Lara Luis, Hugo Sousa and others.