I like this photo; the cobblestone street, the spring trees, white-washed wall with soft blue lettering. It's a political mural/graffiti for Daniel Amoroso [great surname!] who, with a little googling, I found out is a city legislator.
Does anyone know if there is a specific name for this kind of graffiti? I'm referring to the white-washed walls, the big bubble letters half filled with [usually] blue paint. They seem to be usually political and usually Peronist. Is the style or color specifically associated with the PJ? I see the style as Buenos Aires' own Pichações.
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They are usually called "pintada politica", nothing fancy. They're always used for political purposes (even for football club presidential elections), and are usually painted by skilled experts from caudillo's mobs (usually football barrabravas)
For the white wash, a usual name is "blanqueo a la cal" (chalk whitening).
As Albano points, "pintada política" or "leyenda política" is a more general name for these kind of graffitti.
I must say that usually we call them : "pintadas", and that's the way how everybody know them.
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