Man Documents Tattoo Removal After Divorce Led Him to Cover 95 Percent of His Body in Ink: ‘Felt Like a Circus Attraction’

De Souza started young—his first tattoo at 13—eventually winning “most tattooed man” at the Santa Rosa International Tattoo Expo in 2023.

The title crowned a decades-long obsession that remade his appearance and, unintentionally, his prospects.