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Brazil 7 tattoos, 7 world wonders

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Johan Kruseman
Updated on 30 November 2024


Nailed it! I actually didn’t realise I would complete the seven world wonders this trip until I met a guy with all seven tattooed on his arm, half of them with dates. Checking his full arm brought me to the conclusion that I only needed Christ the Redeemer. Well buddy, here I am!


  • Collosseum*: May 1994

  • Machu Picchu*: November 2003

  • Petra: August 2004

  • Great Wall of China: August 2015

  • Taj mahal: December 2015

  • Chichén Itzá: March 2016

  • Christ the Redeemer: March 2022



*these were times where photos were taken with an actual film role. Colosseum I had visited a second time but Machu Picchu I had to do with a photo of a photo 😛

 


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Traveled route: São Paolo, Manaus, Amazonas, Presidente Figueiredo, Belem, São Luís, Atins, Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses, Jericoacoara, Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Grande, Paraty, Ubatubu, Ilhabela, Praia do Bonete
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