Born Fábio Luiz Santos Ribeiro in São Paulo, Binho Ribeiro is recognized as one of the pioneering figures of graffiti and street art in Brazil and across Latin America. Active since 1984, his practice predates the institutional recognition of urban art in Brazil, placing him at the center of the movement’s early formation within São Paulo’s emerging hip hop culture.At the age of 12, he received an award in an art competition that led him to formal studies in drawing at the Escola Cândido Portinari. By 14, he was already immersed in the intersecting worlds of graffiti, skateboarding, and breakdance—core elements of Brazil’s 1980s hip hop generation—developing a visual language shaped by the energy of the street and early urban experimentation.His work is defined by a surreal and chromatic visual universe populated by recurring original characters—fish, owls, octopuses, and other hybrid creatures—that traverse walls, canvases, and public spaces across more than fifty countries. These figures form a living lexicon that bridges spontaneity and control, operating between documentation and imagination, and reflecting the rhythm and complexity of urban life in São Paulo.Beyond his studio and mural practice, Binho Ribeiro has played a key role in the institutional recognition of urban art in Brazil. In 2011, following his involvement in painting the elevated metro columns of São Paulo, he co-authored a proposal with the State Ministry of Culture and the Metro authority that led to the creation of the Museu Aberto de Arte Urbana—considered the first open-air museum of urban art in the world—spanning nearly two kilometers across the Santana, Carandiru, and Tietê stations.He is also the founder and curator of the International Graffiti Fine Art Biennial at the Museu Brasileiro de Escultura, which has attracted tens of thousands of visitors and further established graffiti within the context of contemporary art discourse.Ribeiro’s work has been presented internationally in cities including Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Beijing, Amsterdam, Brussels, Beirut, Santiago, and Buenos Aires, as well as throughout Brazil. He has participated in fairs and institutions such as Art Basel Miami and the Museum of Graffiti in Miami, among others.He lives and works in São Paulo.