Delightful Playmobil Parking Stops in Rio

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Siobhan O'Connor
Author of No More Dirty Looks.

March 2, 2010 • 9:02 am PST
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Check out these amazing Playmobil-inspired parking obstacles-another example of artists taking mundane parts of a city and making them utterly charming.

As good as Google Translate is, it was hard to find much about them, but here is what we do know: The little guys are in the beachy Rio neighborhood of Botafogo. They are by Rodrigo Pereira, who has engaged in other forms of public art/intervention in Rio. And they are utterly delightful to look at. One of them even has a beard.

You can see more of this guy's stuff below, and on his Flickr page.

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Posted in: Design,; Cities,; GOOD Blog

Tags: art,; graffiti,; rio de janeiro,; urban design

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