Tattoo shops in Recife

Zero mapped tattoo shops in Recife, Pernambuco — for now. We checked OpenStreetMap within about 40 km of Recife for tattoo shops. No hits yet, which most often means the places are there but unmapped, not absent. This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so a blank today can be a full guide tomorrow.

How to vet a studio without visiting

No mapped studios in Recife yet, but the research works the same anywhere. Start with portfolios: a studio's recent work should be easy to find online, and healed photos matter more than fresh ones. Then check the basics — licensing, single-use needles, a real shop address. A consultation costs nothing and tells you everything about how the place runs.

Recife sits near the equator. Sun is a year-round factor here, so fresh tattoos need serious sun protection while they heal — and sunscreen becomes a lifelong habit after.

Red flags travel well too: no visible portfolio, prices far below everyone else, pressure to decide on the spot, or vagueness about sterilisation. Any one of those is a walk-away.

Tattoo smarts for Recife

No mapped studios yet, but the vetting skills work anywhere. Four worth knowing:

• Tip your artist. Standard practice, like any skilled service. Twenty percent is the usual benchmark for good work.
• Small first tattoos are smart. Your first session teaches you how your skin takes ink and how you handle the pain. Start modest.
• Match the artist to the style. Fine line, blackwork, traditional, realism — artists specialise. The best studio in town is the wrong one if the style's off.
• Check the sterilisation setup. Single-use needles, sealed ink caps, gloves changed constantly. A good studio is happy to show you; a bad one gets defensive.

The kind of studio that belongs here

Somewhere any passer-by could walk into for a consultation: a licensed studio with resident artists and visible portfolios. Not a pop-up in a bar back room, not a private home setup — a real shop with a real address.

When a qualifying tattoo shop gets mapped in Recife, this page updates on the next refresh with its name, address where available, and whatever hours, phone or website the mappers recorded. Nothing here is paid placement and nothing is sponsored — if it's on the map, it's on the page.

This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so the moment a qualifying tattoo shop appears in Recife's OpenStreetMap data, it shows up here — usually within a day of being mapped.

One edit is all it takes

Dayfari's tattoo shops listings are read straight from OpenStreetMap, which means anyone can fix them. A tattoo shop in Recife needs exactly one volunteer to add it — tagged shop=tattoo — and the next refresh pulls it onto this page automatically. The most useful details are the tattoo shop's name, its street address, and its opening hours — even a name and a pin on the map is enough to get started.