THIS DEFIANT ex- soldier who has over NINETY tattoos including his eyeballs and horn implants says people are too scared to make eye-contact with him but he is more comfortable than ever in his own skin.

Joao Victor Cavalcante da Nobrega (26) a tattoo artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil grew up in poverty and he turned to body modification as a way to express himself.

Victor now has over 90 tattoos and five body modifications including a black and red eyeball tattoo, tongue bifurcation, subdermal implants, ear stretchers and a slice out of his left ear.

Victor grew up poor, scraping by with his grandmother after his mother left them to pursue her career in Italy.

He was raised in Baixada Santista on the coast of São Paulo and at the age of 18, Victor turned to the military for escape. He became a soldier and stayed in the army for eleven months and 27 days .

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