The photographer, 36, was once known as the most tattooed man in Brazil, having got his first inking at age 13 "It hurts a lot, no matter how much anesthesia they use, the pain is horrible," Souza ...

Leandro de Souza was once known as Brazil’s most tattooed man. But then everything changed — and at 36, he made the shocking decision to erase every trace of ink from his body. It’s no exaggeration to ...

He was once known as Brazil's most tattooed man before he started removing 170 tattoos -- due to his newfound faith and difficult journey to find a job to help his mother. A man known for having the ...

Brazilian man Leandro de Souza got his first tattoo at just 13 years old. In 2023, he was officially crowned the most tattooed man in the nation. Today, with ink covering 95% of his skin—including his ...

From full sleeve to clean slate: Brazil’s onetime most-tattooed man is erasing his past, one laser pulse at a time. Leandro de Souza, a 36-year-old photographer from Bagé in Brazil’s southernmost ...

Leandro de Souza was once known as “Brazil’s most tattooed man” after getting over 170 inkings Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The U.S.