This is the heartwarming moment a man showed his younger brother who has Down Syndrome his new tattoo of his sibling's face inside the mouth of a lion. / Soares Sheila
This is the heartwarming moment a man showed his younger brother who has Down syndrome his new tattoo of his sibling's face inside the mouth of a lion.
When the younger brother realised what the tattoo is of, the overjoyed young man leans across his car seat, affectionately hugs his brother, and the pair share a kiss.
The reaction, which has gone viral on social media, was filmed by their mother Soares Sheila from Rio de Janeiro and uploaded to Facebook.
This is the heartwarming moment a man showed his younger brother who has Down syndrome his new tattoo of his sibling's face inside the mouth of a lion. Photo / Facebook / Soares Sheila
"Look at my puppy's reaction to the beautiful tribute, his face tattooed inside a lion's mouth. The video is EXCITING. That's why I saw Rafa asking Erick to make brave face," she wrote on Facebook
"My dear friends, when I posted this video I could swear that it would not cause this dimension of sharing that caused.
"THIS IS CALLED GOD. Because he was the cause of the success of this video, because contrary to what many people think, I have never had anything easy in this life, only US and GOD and the closest friends know well what I've already spent in life so Erick is here with us.
"Out many battles, many approvals, many fights, many defeats, and many victories, but I never gave up on my children. And I won.
The man showed his younger brother who has Down syndrome his new tattoo for the first time. Photo / Facebook / Soares Sheila
"I swear to all of you that my intention when I posted this video was just to show one more of their episodes.
"Many thanks to all the friends who shared the video of my children, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart to all you guys."
The post has had more than 14,000 likes and 2,400 shares, with people from around the world sending messages of appreciation for the brother's kind act, the MailOnline reported.
When he realises that it shows his face inside the mouth of a lion he hugs his brother and the pair share a kiss. Photo / Facebook / Soares Sheila
One Facebook user commented: "Beautiful love to see true and unconditional love."
Another said, "Very beautiful tribute I don't get tired of seeing."
One said: "How not to be moved by the love between sibling. Only those who have siblings know what the connection is."
Another added: "One of the most beautiful tattoos I have ever seen".
