Brazilian sports car influencer Ricardo Godoi went to a private hospital in Itapema, Santa Catarina, for a back tattoo, but tragically went into cardiac arrest and tragically died on the operating table. He was under anesthesia for the tattoo procedure.
Ricardo Godoi, who has over 226,000 Instagram followers, rose to fame by building an online business selling luxury cars including Lamborghinis and Ferraris.
As tributes are pouring in, his haunting last post is going viral on the internet.
In his last post on Monday, the influencer said, ‘I’m about to undergo a surgical procedure and will only be back here after 4 pm.’
Meanwhile, the owner of the tattoo studio said that the influencer passed away before they started tattooing on him.
‘That occurred before they even started tattooing him. He was quickly checked and a cardiologist was called in to try to revive him, unfortunately without success,’ the studio said.
In a full statement, the studio said, ‘Ricardo was going to have a full back tattoo done with us under general anesthetic, sedation, and intubation.
‘To do this, we hired a private hospital with all the staff, equipment and anesthetic drugs necessary for the safety of the procedure. We also hired a doctor with a specialism in anaesthesiology and experience in intubation, whose documentation was approved by the hospital.
‘Blood tests were requested beforehand, which showed no explicit risk in carrying out the procedure. Ricardo signed the consent form regarding the risk of the procedure.’
