Years before Blek, Vallauri initiated a stencil graffiti movement in São Paulo. Before his early death from AIDS, he influenced early stencil street art in the USA, Poland and France. He is considered Brazil's graffiti godfather, had museum retrospectives and is cited as a forerunner by the Brazilian street art stars Os Gêmeos (*1974). The anniversary of his death is the day of graffiti in Brazil.

Photo: Alex Vallauri/ CEMIS SP /Claudia Vallauri.