Serafim Yssolo, a native of Angola, paints the front of the Raise-Op Housing Cooperative building Friday on Pierce Street in Lewiston. A grant from Healthy Neighborhoods is funding the project. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Serafim Yssolo looks up at his mural Friday on Pierce Street in Lewiston. Yssolo was born in Angola, but now calls Lewiston his home. His primary language is Portuguese. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Serafim Yssolo mixes paint Friday from inside the Raise-Op Housing Cooperative building Friday on Pierce Street in Lewiston. Serafim Yssolo started painting his mural Wednesday and hopes to be finished next week. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal