Brazil's graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra&nbsp;has created a larger-than-life work for&nbsp;the Olympic and Paralympic Games in&nbsp;Rio de Janeiro.&nbsp;The&nbsp;3,000-square-metre mural&nbsp;titled 

&nbsp;(Ethnicities),&nbsp;depicts Indigenous faces from the five continents, and was created at&nbsp;Porto&nbsp;Maravilha&nbsp;in Rio.

People walk in front of a giant mural painted by Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra ahead of the opening of the Olympic Ceremony in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Aug. 5, 2016. (Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA)

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A general view of 'Etnias' (Ethnicities), a large graffiti wall by Brazilian graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra at Porto Maravilha in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 1, 2016. Eduardo Kobra hopes to set a Guinness World Record for the largest graffiti created by a single artist in Rio de Janeiro. (Nic Bothama/EPA)

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A light rail train drives past 'Etnias', a large graffiti wall by Brazilian graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra created ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Porto Maravilha in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 30 July 2016. Eduardo Kobra hopes to set a Guinness World Record for the largest graffiti created by a single artist. (Lukas Coch/EPA)

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An entry&nbsp;for the Guinness World Records?

Kobra hopes to set a Guinness record for the largest graffiti created by a single artist in Rio de Janeiro.&nbsp;

Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra poses in front of a mural painted by him, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 July 2016. A giant wall, 3,000 square meters depicting indigenous faces from the five continents, is the work Eduardo Kobra presents for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. (Antonio Lacerda/EPA)

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Kobra&nbsp;has an appreciation for Brazilian artists.

This 2014 work in Sao Paulo&nbsp;features Brazilian musician Chico&nbsp;Buarque, left, and the late Brazilian writer&nbsp;Ariano&nbsp;Suassuna.&nbsp;

This 2014 work in Sao Paulo, Brazil, features Brazilian musician Chico Buarque, left, and the late Brazilian writer Ariano Suassuna. (Aaron Cadena Ovalle/EPA)

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A tribute to Brazil's greatest architect.

Kobra&nbsp;created this 56-metre-tall graffiti artwork as a tribute to the late Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in Sao Paulo's financial district.

A woman takes a photograph of graffiti of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, created by Brazilian graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra, with her mobile phone at the financial center on Sao Paulo's Avenida Paulista on Jan. 22, 2013. Kobra created the 56-metre (61-yard) tall graffiti artwork as a tribute to Niemeyer, one of the 20th century's most influential modernist architects. Niemeyer died in December 2012, aged 104. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kobra uses a team of assistants to help him create the large-scale images.

Brazilian graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra (C) puts the final touches to his piece of art in tribute to Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, next to his assistants, at the financial center on Sao Paulo's Avenida Paulista on Jan 22, 2013. Kobra created the 56-metre (61-yard) tall graffiti artwork as a tribute to Niemeyer, one of the 20th century's most influential modernist architects. Niemeyer died in December 2012, aged 104. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)

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And the works show a great&nbsp;attention to detail.

Brazilian mural artist Eduardo Kobra paints the side of a 56-meter high building, portraying Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer who passed away last December at the age of 104, along Paulista avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Jan. 22, 2013. Internationally renowned Kobra started to negotiate to paint the building 5 years ago and now, financially supported by the building management, Kobra paints voluntarily ahead of the commemoration of the city's 459th anniversary next January 25. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kobra's work can be seen in a variety of countries.

Kobra's Brazilian-flavoured art also appears&nbsp;in other countries. Here, a colourful representation of Rio de Janerio's statue of Christ the Redeemer is displayed on the roof of the Seibu department store in Tokyo. Kobra produced the mural over a period of about two weeks.

A large art (11 x 56 meters) with the colorful statue of Christ the Redeemer in the motif of Rio de Janeiro attractions "hill of Corcovado" is displayed on the roof of a Tokyo's Seibu department store on July 24, 2016. Brazilian graffiti artist Eduardo Cobra produced the mural over a period of about two weeks. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images)

Kobra&nbsp;uses his art for social commentary.

Kobra's art sometimes takes the form of social commentary, including this 2013 work created in support of Brazil's Greenpeace activist Ana Paula Alminhana Maciel in Moscow, then in custody in 2013.&nbsp;

A woman walks past a graffiti by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra in support of Brazil's Greenpeace activist Ana Paula Alminhana Maciel in Moscow on Oct. 15, 2013. Ana Paula Alminhana Maciel is one of the 'Arctic 30' who is now in custody charged with piracy, punishable for up to 15 years in jail. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images)

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This anti-bullfight painting in the Vila&nbsp;Madalena&nbsp;neighbourhood&nbsp;of Sao Paulo was created in 2013. The words written on the wall read&nbsp;"Applause" at left, and&nbsp;at right, "It's not art, nor culture, it is torture!"&nbsp;

Esteban Martinez of Cuba stands at the entrance of his house, which is decorated with an anti-bullfight painting by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra, in the Vila Madalena neighborhood of Sao Paulo on April 3, 2013. The words written on the wall at left reads 'Applause' and, at right, 'It's not art, nor culture, it is torture!' (Nacho Doce/Reuters)

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Kobra told the European Press Agency he feels privileged&nbsp;for being able to "break the inert grey"&nbsp;and fill the "blank urban walls with vibrant colours of brushes and sprays."&nbsp;

Graffiti of a homeless by Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra, 36, on a wall in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 06 August 2014. The streets of Kobra's hometown are becoming an giant outdoor 'atelier' for the artist who said to be 'privileged' for being able to 'break the inert gray' and fill the 'blank urban walls with vibrant colors of his brushes and sprays' in a recent interview. (Sebastiao Moreira/EPA)

The Olympic-sized mural art of Brazil's Eduardo Kobra

An entry for the Guinness World Records?

Kobra has an appreciation for Brazilian artists.

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Caption: (Aaron Cadena Ovalle/EPA)

A tribute to Brazil's greatest architect.

Kobra's work can be seen in a variety of countries.

Kobra uses his art for social commentary.

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