Man grows his hair to waist-length, reveals people call him Jesus (photos)- A young man from Brazil, Cristiano Braga, has wowed social media users with his long mane - Braga started growing his hair seven years ago - The young man has admitted to being bullied and called several names, including Jesus, because of his long hair Keeping long and luscious hair has been synonymous with women. However a 28-year-old young man has successfully wowed people with his beautiful mane. Cristiano Braga from Brazil started growing his hair seven years ago and now has beautiful hair reaching his waist. Braga maintains his locks with natural oils, aloe vera, mint, rosemary, avocado and more, reports Mirror UK. READ ALSO: Twitter user shares the N49,000 human hair she ordered vs what she got (photos) Despite his hair being the cause of admiration from others, Braga has revealed that he has been bullied countless times and some people have even called him ugly. He said: “There was a time, as my hair grew, I was quite criticised; people called me a woman, broom hair, scarecrow, they would cut my hair, they said I was ugly, weird.” Some people might feel Braga loves to keep his hair long over the positive attention it gets him, but he explained that he actually gets embarrassed when people approach him about his hair and draw others' attention to him. He said: “Whenever someone approaches me on the street, I get a little embarrassed, because the person always draws the attention of others to me, and although it does not seem like it, I do not like to expose myself much". The 28-year-old revealed that he started growing his hair in 2012 for no particular reason and he has been called several names because of it including scarecrow, ugly, Rapunzel, Ariel, Jesus and more. READ ALSO: Slay queen caught on CCTV camera stealing human hair from wig store Despite the name callings, Braga admitted that his hair has made him more confident and not care much about people’s negative opinions. “Having long hair is an incredible experience, for me, hair has taught me to value myself, to have more confidence, to respect me and to make me respected and especially to not care about the opinions and criticism of others,” he said. Lovely. Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported on female artist, Laetitia Ky, who makes powerful sculptures from her hair. She can braid images of a TV, an umbrella, a fish, a scorpion, a hand carrying a phone, and other amazing stuff out of her hair Laetitia, Legit.ng understands is from Ivory Coast who learnt how to braid at the tender age of five. As she grew up, Laetitia perfected her act and turned it into an art. READ ALSO: Personal letter from the Editor-in-Chief of Legit.ng (formerly NAIJ.com) HELLO! NAIJ.com (naija.ng) upgrades to Legit.ng We keep evolving to serve our readers better. Talented Nigerian man with 28 skills says he did not learn from anybody (Amazing Story) | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - A young man from Brazil, Cristiano Braga, has wowed social media users with his long mane - Braga started growing his hair seven years ago - The young man has admitted to being bullied and called several names, including Jesus, because of his long hair READ ALSO: READ ALSO: Legit.ng Legit.ng READ ALSO: HELLO! NAIJ.com (naija.ng) upgrades to Legit.ng We keep evolving to serve our readers better.