a change of look it always restarts someone’s life. This is something that João Coelho Guimarães knows perfectly well, a man who spent 10 years living on the streets.
João arrived at a barber shop asking for a razor to improve his appearance. His intention was to cut his hair as short as possible, but the manager of the place ended up giving him a radical makeover. The result was so incredible that João ended up looking like a Hollywood star and not only that, he also managed to reunite with his family, who had been looking for him for years.
It all started when João, 45, stopped at a hair salon in Brazil to ask for a razor and cut his own hair. There he was treated by the stylist Alessandro Lobo, who ended up giving him a radical transformation.
It was spontaneous. He walked through the door and he had a lot of beard. He asked for a razor blade. I’ve known him for a couple of months, he always comes here. Then the idea came up to give her a makeover.
João received a haircut, beard trimming, the opportunity to take a shower and purchase a set of new clothes and shoes. The final result was so radical that Alessandro shared it on social networks, a site where it went viral almost immediately and in which Internet users baptized João as the most handsome homeless man in the world, because his appearance is worthy of a Hollywood heartthrob .
João thanked the change of image between tears, moving more than one person. While for some this was just a bath and a haircut, for him it meant the beginning of a new stage.
In fact, his change of look and the viralization of his story allowed his family to recognize him and meet him again. María Guimarães, his older sister, said that she had not known about João’s whereabouts for 10 years and when she saw his image on social media, she was surprised.
Unfortunately, his family history did not have the expected ending, as João refused to return home. However, he was grateful for the opportunity to see them again, especially his sister, with whom he promised to keep in touch. It should be noted that the events occurred in 2020, but recently the story has gained strength on the internet.