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CARACAS, VENEZUELA POLITICAL STREET ART: NEAR EL BOSQUE/LUIS BRION PLAZA

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This was the first walk I was taken on as I tried to get my wits about me in the area I’d be staying in for the first week.

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This type of “No Guns” sign is practically everywhere here in Caracas. At first, I laughed, and thought, “Wow.” Then, I thought, “Wait. The U.S. is actually at this stage now where we need these signs posted in public places.” Sadly, enough.
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“Why do only the poor go to prison?”
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I thought this was a really cool building.
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“It’s the time to save the world.”
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“The actions speak so loudly that no words are heard.”
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Slogan for Chavez’s opponent, Capriles Rodonski, who famously points his forefinger to the sky when he’s with a crowd of supporters. Miranda is the ‘county’ that he governs.

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