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 At a salon just outside the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, artistic
hairdresser Nariko is offering a stylish option -- etching the
profiles of the famous onto the sides and back of his clients'
heads.
The 27-year-old has been getting creative for a about a year now,
reproducing images of rapper Snoop Dogg, Jesus Christ and even
Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper on scalps.
"Just like there are pictures and paintings and it is called art,
our work is art too," Nariko said.
Clients bring a picture of their favorite celebrity and Nariko gets
to work with a hair clipper to cut the image. With the basic outline
in place, he then carefully uses a razorblade to cut in smaller
details, sometimes adding color.
 Nariko, whose grandfather and uncle were barbers, says he likes that
his job inspires the younger generation.
"It makes me really happy ... Because Neymar inspires a lot of young
people to get into soccer and with the art work I'm doing these days
there are a lot of young people who want to know about the
profession," he said.
On Wednesday, Luis Fernando, 15, spent some three hours at the salon
to get the star Brazilian and Barcelona striker Neymar etched onto
his head.
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"I got his picture cut into my hair once before. I'm doing it
again," Fernando said. "I like him. He inspires me."
A haircut at Nariko Hair Style costs between 20 to 50 reais ($6.55
to $16.40) while the sculpting of a face increases to 120-140 reais.
(1 US dollar = 3.0496 Brazilian real)
(Reporting By Reuters Television; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian
in London; Editing by Crispian Balmer)
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