Brazil's legal graffiti

A woman walks past graffiti in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20, 2014.

A new decree signed by Rio's mayor fully legalizes graffiti on designated city property including columns, gray walls and construction siding, so long as the property isn't historically designated.

Rio de Janeiro

People walk past graffiti in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

A graffiti artist tests his paint during an exhibition at the Museu da Mare in the Mare community in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

A man sits in front of graffiti in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

Young graffiti artists paint during an exhibition at the Museu da Mare in the Mare community, in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

Graffiti is painted across a wall in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

Graffiti is painted across a wall in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

Graffiti is painted across a wall in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

A graffiti artist paints during an exhibition at the Museu da Mare in the Mare community in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

Workers paint over graffiti on a private wall in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

A boy walks past graffiti in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

Graffiti is displayed during an exhibition at the Museu da Mare in the Mare community in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

Graffiti is painted across a wall in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

A man sits in front of graffiti in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.

Rio de Janeiro

People walk past graffiti in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2014.