How Those Colorful Azulejo Tiles Are Made. ... To prove his point he singled out a blue and white mural on the wall of Mickey Mouse “from Walt Disney’s office in Lisbon.” ...

For instance, Porto’s São Bento Railway Station is filled with murals made up of more than 20,000 azulejo tiles, all designed and painted by artist Jorge Colaço in the 1930s.

The azulejo tiles of Portugal form an integral part of the country's heritage and culture. ... Artist Júlio Resende’s sprawling wall mural called Ribeira Negra, ...

Marisa Ferreira and Alba Plaza are running out of time. They're on a crusade to catalog and preserve Portugal's historic Azulejo tiles, and they can't keep up with the destruction.