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Sao Paulo: Brazilian tattoo artist Michel Faro Prado has taken body modification to a new level by transforming himself into a devil look-alike.
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Prado, known on social media as Diabao Praddo or Devil Praddo, changed his appearance by tattooing 80% of his body, reducing his nose size and removing one of his ring fingers to mimic a claw-like hand.
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He also has sharpened fangs and implanted horns. "Turning into the devil wasn't something I planned, it was not my idea," said Prado. "The sinister attracted me."
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Once homeless and a drug addict, the 46-year-old tattoo artist said those tough years helped make him a better man who is constantly working towards self-knowledge.
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Despite his frightening image, Prado says he has a good heart. His wife Carol Prado, 36, who is known as Demon Woman, also altered her body to fit the image.
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The Sao Paulo-based couple have undergone their most extreme modifications during the last five years.
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Even though he has faced prejudice and hate, Prado has learned not to care what others think about him.
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"What I desire differs from society's established patterns," he said. "I receive so much love, so much love that it (prejudice) has become so small."
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