Tattoo shops in Rio de Janeiro
A tattoo is a permanent decision made in a room you'll spend hours in, so the studio matters as much as the artist. Rio de Janeiro, RJ has 18 tattoo shops mapped right now. All 18 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Rio de Janeiro (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Dark Trace Tattoo and Tattoo Planet, plus Koi Tattoo. If a studio's missing from Rio de Janeiro's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Rio de Janeiro tattoo lineup
18 mapped within about 40 km:
Dark Trace Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Dark Trace Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 194 Rua Salinópolis, Rio de Janeiro. Dark Trace Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
194 Rua Salinópolis, Rio de Janeiro, 22720-000
Hours: 10:00-19:00
Phone: +55 21 2456-6992; +55 21 96423-4119
Tattoo Planet
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Planet — Tattoo studio, found on 148 Rua Salinópolis in Rio de Janeiro. Also worth knowing about Tattoo Planet: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
148 Rua Salinópolis, Rio de Janeiro, 22720-000
Phone: +55 21 2440-1656
Koi Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Koi Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Bulldogs Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Bulldogs Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio.
Ink
Tattoo studio
Ink — Tattoo studio.
Pet Crazy Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Pet Crazy Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Niterói Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Niterói Ink Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 355 Rua Gavião Peixoto. Also worth knowing about Niterói Ink Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
355 Rua Gavião Peixoto
Phone: +55 21 99995 3541
Valente Tattoo Estúdio
Tattoo studio
Valente Tattoo Estúdio — Tattoo studio, found on 49, sala 103 Rua Doutor Nilo Peçanha in São Gonçalo. Also worth knowing about Valente Tattoo Estúdio: the map lists its hours as 09:00 - 18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
49, sala 103 Rua Doutor Nilo Peçanha, São Gonçalo, 24445-300
Hours: 09:00 - 18:00
Phone: +55 21 99217 9511
Magos Tattoo
Tattoo studioRun by Rhuann Kaell Souza Nascimento
Magos Tattoo is Tattoo studio run by Rhuann Kaell Souza Nascimento on 260 Rua Londrina, Duque de Caxias. Magos Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
260 Rua Londrina, Duque de Caxias, 25211340
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Phone: +55 21 998590120
Original Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Original Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio on 39 Largo do Machado. Also worth knowing about Original Tattoo Studio: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
39 Largo do Machado, 22221-020
Phone: +55 21 99957-2307
Marcelo Drop
Tattoo studio
Marcelo Drop is Tattoo studio.
Assombradão Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Assombradão Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Horda Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Horda Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 9, Loja A Rua Bento Lisboa in Rio de Janeiro.
9, Loja A Rua Bento Lisboa, Rio de Janeiro, 22.221-010
Ponto40 TattoStudio
Tattoo studioRun by Estúdio
Ponto40 TattoStudio is Tattoo studio run by Estúdio on 2219 201 Estrada Velha de Maricá, São Gonçalo. Ponto40 TattoStudio also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2219 201 Estrada Velha de Maricá, São Gonçalo, 24756280
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-21:00
Phone: +55 21 97218 0808
Marq tattoo
Tattoo studio
Marq tattoo is Tattoo studio.
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Tattoo studio
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Shine Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Shine Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Rafael Borelli Tatuador
Tattoo studio
Rafael Borelli Tatuador is Tattoo studio on 134 Rua Baden Powell. Rafael Borelli Tatuador also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 24/7; it has a website with more detail.
134 Rua Baden Powell, 20765320
Hours: 24/7
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Rio de Janeiro
5 of the 18 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
3 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Rio de Janeiro tattoo shop tour
Making a day of it in Rio de Janeiro? Work this order: Dark Trace Tattoo on 194 Rua Salinópolis, Tattoo Planet on 148 Rua Salinópolis, Koi Tattoo, Bulldogs Tattoo Studio, Ink, Pet Crazy Tattoo, Niterói Ink Tattoo on 355 Rua Gavião Peixoto, and Valente Tattoo Estúdio on 49, sala 103 Rua Doutor Nilo Peçanha. That's the tattoo shop tour in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 10 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Rio de Janeiro
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Rio de Janeiro:
- Match the artist to the style at Dark Trace Tattoo. Fine line, blackwork, traditional, realism — artists specialise. The best studio in town is the wrong one if the style's off.
- Eat before your session at Tattoo Planet. A real meal, not a granola bar. Long sessions on an empty stomach are how people faint.
- Walk-ins mean flash, usually. If you want custom work, book ahead. Walk-in slots are for flash designs and small pieces.
- Plan around your calendar. Don't get tattooed right before a beach holiday or a marathon. Give it two quiet weeks.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Rio de Janeiro — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in Rio de Janeiro can take a while to appear. The 18 above are only as current as the community map. A tattoo shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 18 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Tattoo shop listings for Rio de Janeiro: 18 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.