But after the heart-stopping shot was revealed to be a trick of the camera, tourists have been flocking to the rock to have a go for themselves.

 

Visitors have appeared in a variety of poses on the rock, which all make them appear as fearless daredevils.

 

Unbeknown to the naked eye, there is in fact a plateau directly below the rock where people can stand, making it perfectly⁴ safe.

 

The trend was started by Luis Fernando Candela, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who was photographed by his girlfriend performing what he claimed was his 'most dangerous stunt⁵' yet.

 

He appeared to hang over a beach at Pedra Do Telégrafo with a 1,000ft drop below, as well as sweeping⁶ views of the Pedra Branca national park.

 

At the time he said: 'This is by far the most dangerous stunt I've tried. The only thing that was keeping me up was my strength - all the weights I've tried in the gym were building up to this moment.

 

'My girlfriend was terrified but I was determined⁷ to get the photo.'

 

But he was caught out when a YouTube video by blogger Raiza Marinari resufraced from earlier this year, which revealed the 'drop' was only 10ft rather than 1,000ft.

 

Since then, tourists have been flooding to the beauty spot to create their own images.

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