A BRAZILIAN street artist is honoring astronaut Neil Armstrong in a mural in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, the U.S.

    The nonprofit ArtWorks announced Friday that muralist Eduardo Kobra’s piece will feature Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon.

    The announcement comes shortly before the 47th anniversary of the July 20, 1969, moon landing.

    The mural will be the largest ever pained in downtown Cincinnati and the piece, created by Kobra will take 12 days to paint later this summer.

    Though born in Wapakoneta and briefly being able to claim the Moon as his residence, once Armstrong retired from NASA in 1971 he moved to Cincinnati where he was a professor of aerospace at the university. Furthermore, he was living in Cincinnati when he passed away in 2012.

    The project is one of many organized and orchestrated by ArtWorks, an organization that helps people understand the transformative effects of art and creativity through volunteering, apprenticeships and professional training.

    “We are thrilled to have an international artist of Kobra’s stature create this mural in the very heart of downtown Cincinnati,” said ArtWorks’ CEO and Artistic Director Tamara Harkavy.

    The mural will be officially unveiled Aug. 21.

    Kobra is known for his hyperrealism style and using colorful patterns. He plans to begin painting early next month.

    (SD-Agencies)