Joao

The Street Art Expert

  • I live in Porto
  • I speak English, Português
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 17 hours

Hi there! Nice to meet you

I am an Art student and Art Curator, with a passion for Street Art, music, and Art Books. Born and raised in Porto, it's a city I love with all my strength.

  • I live in Porto
  • I speak English, Português
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 17 hours

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Reviews

Derek
22 April 2025
I had been on other street art tours in other cities and had really enjoyed them so we booked a tour with Joao in Porto. He met us and after a few minutes getting to know each other he showed up the first piece of street art. Joao not only knew about the art, he knew the artists, their history and what the message they were looking to convey in the piece. Then we traveled from one art work to another including one that covered the side of a four story building and some that were only a few inches across. In each instance Joao knew the artist and their work and all of the hidden messages in each one. He was very plugged into the street art community in Porto and he provided an insight I have not experienced on other tours. We really enjoyed our time with him.Great tour with Joao
Simon
8 April 2025
Excellent and informative tour of the porto street art scheme. I recommend Joao and you will have a great time.Excellent tour
Joni
5 April 2025
I had a lovely tour with Joao. He listened to my interests and then quickly tailored the tour to emphasize things that I would appreciate. Because this was my first time in Porto and Portugal, many guides would have just taken me to the standard places for new visitors. Joao guided me down quaint cobbled roads, showed me great street art and gave me a sense of Porto past and present. I enjoyed every minute of my tour. Tailored to My Interests
Angie
22 January 2025
We recently had a Porto site seeing tour with Joao, and it is one of best private tours we had. Joao tailored the tour perfectly to our need and interests, and answered spontaneous questions. He showed us many representative sits and told stories and facts associated, which made the entire tour unforgettable. A truly memorable tour at Porto
Karin
27 November 2024
jaoa was erg enthousiast en wist veel ! we hebben mooie dingen gezien interessante tour
Anja
5 November 2024
We had an excellent tour in Porto with Joao, who has a huge knowledge about local artists in Street Art. Joao mainly focussed on local artists and it was a real pleasure to discover many little art works we would not have seen without him :-)) After the walk we continued spotting further works from the artists Joao talked about :-) He gave us interesting recommendations where to find more Street Art works which was really nice. The tour is highly recommendable :-))Absolutely recommendable Street Art Tour
Angela
12 October 2024
Die Tour mit Joao war ein Höhepunkt während unserer 5 Tage in Porto! Nach der 3-stündigen Tour am ersten Tag haben wir die Stadt mit anderen Augen betrachtet. Joao erkundigte sich initial nach unseren Wünschen und komponierte dann eine sehr abwechslungsreiche Tour zu Fuss durch das moderne und historische Porto. Abseits der üblichen Touristenpfade unterwegs, zeigte er uns von Street-Art über historische Juwelen hin zu politisch markanten Bauwerken die Vielfalt von Porto. Dank seinen extrem fundierten kunsthistorischen, politischen Kenntnissen und seinem perfekten Englisch konnten beliebige Themen spannend vertieft werden. Nebenbei versorgte er uns mit wertvollen Tips für authentische Gastronomie und Nachtleben. Wir empfehlen Joao wärmstens für eine einsichtsreiche und augenöffnende Tour durch Porto!Tour mit perfektem Mix für Individualisten
Zoya
8 October 2024
We really enjoyed our tour with João. It was our first time to Porto and João offered a good introduction to its history and people. It is clear he loves Porto and his enthusiasm for art really came through. He did a great job of catering to the interests of 4 of us in a short period of time. And we loved learning about some Porto landmarks and murals that we would never have otherwise noticed had we been on our own. Great tour
jenny
8 October 2024
We had a great couple of hours with Joao where he showed us another (non-tourist) side of Porto. We chose Joao because of his knowledge of street art and he did not disappoint. His enthusiasm is inspiring. We really felt that we saw a part of Porto that we would otherwise have not known about. It was clear he loves the city and loved showing it to us. He was able to answer all our questions about art, history of the city and even practical ones like where we could post our postcards or how long traffic to the airport would take ( we got there on time 😊). This tour was one of the highlights of our 3 day visit to Porto and that is all thanks to Joao! Amazing Art Tour!
Mary Ann
5 October 2024
João showed us some little-known but fascinating areas of the city. He is extremely knowledgeable about the history and politics of Porto and Portugal, which provided the context we wanted. Plus he is very pleasant and nice and his English is excellent. We learned a lot in our 2 1/2 hour tour!Joao is the fantastic!

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