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The Portuguese bodybuilding influencer known as Monster who claimed to be the most 'shredded ever' has died in Germany aged 46 as his heartbroken wife pays tribute to the star online.
Marco Cesar Aguiar Luis, whose nickname in his native language was Monstro, had a massive following on social media where he described himself as an online coach and motivator.
Canadian-born wife Mariza Luis, who also did regular gym workouts, said in a Facebook post on Sunday alongside a video of her partner flexing his biceps: 'I'm the wife of Marco Luis Monster.
'I'm not into publications, let alone of this sort, but after so many messages, YES, I can confirm that Marco has died in Cologne, in Germany.
'He was in his 'paradise' doing what he loved,' she said of the muscleman.
The Portuguese bodybuilding influencer known as Monster has died aged 46 in Germany
The exact circumstances of his death were not immediately clear today
His bodybuilding wife, Mariza Luis, paid tribute to her late husband on social media after announcing his sudden death
'Thank you in advance for all the support I've received, you've been tireless.
'As Marco died in a foreign country, I will have to bring his body back to Portugal after it is released which may take a few days.
'I ask for everyone's understanding at this difficult time and please I ask for RESPECT!
'Marco may have had his own way of thinking and acting but he was a humble person and never hurt anyone.'
Pal Flavio Gouveia added in an emotional social media post: 'I have lost a great friend.
'I am not one for many words, I didn't want to believe it when I heard the news.
'From the first day I entered your house in your gym we always got along well, there was a great friendship right away.
'We trained many times together, we did great workouts together, you were always a person of good will, cheerful, fighting for your dreams, and who always thought about helping others, you never gave up on your dreams, on training and growing, it was what you loved to do!
'My condolences to your wife Marco Luis Monstro.'
The online coach and motivator described himself as the 'most shredded' bodybuilder 'ever'
The exact circumstances of his death were not immediately clear today.
Marco Luis, who hailed from the volcanic island of Terceira in the Azores archipelago, had nearly 25,000 followers on Instagram alone as well as his own YouTube channel where his leading video was titled 'A story of overcoming challenges in life and motivation, from being disabled to becoming a winner.'
Recounting his problems in an emotional online biography, Marco whose full name was Marco Cesar Aguiar Luis, wrote: 'I was born on May 7, 1977 on Terceira Island, a small island in Portugal.
'I was born with physical problems that made it impossible for me to do sports and at the age of 20, when I started Judo, I soon saw that my passion was muscle and with the help of my father we made cement weights and I started training
