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Brazilian ‘Human Barbie’ Found Dead in São Paulo as Police Open Suspicious-Death Inquiry

Police label the case suspicious with autopsy and toxicology results pending.

Overview

  • Bárbara Jankavski, 31, was discovered unresponsive on November 2 in a São Paulo residence and was pronounced dead that evening.
  • A 51-year-old man present told police he had paid for sexual services and that both had used illegal substances before she fell asleep and failed to wake.
  • Responders found her wearing only underwear with a visible injury to the left eye and marks on her back, while a witness said the eye wound came from an earlier fall.
  • Brazilian outlets named the host as state prosecutor Renato Campos Pinto De Vitto, and he told investigators he attempted resuscitation for about nine minutes before medics arrived.
  • Authorities have ordered an autopsy and toxicology analysis to establish the cause of death as they continue the inquiry, which follows years in which Jankavski documented 27 cosmetic surgeries and built large followings on Instagram and TikTok.