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Brazilian 'Human Barbie' Influencer Found Dead in São Paulo as Police Investigate

Officials ordered autopsy and toxicology tests following a public defender's statement that he hired her for sexual services.

Overview

  • Bárbara Jankavski, 31, known online as Boneca Desumana, was found unresponsive on Nov. 2 in a São Paulo townhouse and later pronounced dead, authorities said.
  • Police reported she was wearing only underwear and had an injury to her left eye along with marks on her back when responders arrived.
  • Public defender Renato Campos Pinto de Vitto told investigators he spent the day with her after hiring her, said both used illicit substances, called emergency services and attempted resuscitation.
  • A woman who had been at the residence earlier told police Jankavski injured her eye in a fall that day, and investigators are gathering further witness statements, including from relatives.
  • The death has been registered as suspicious with autopsy and toxicology results pending; Jankavski had documented at least 27 cosmetic surgeries and built sizable followings on Instagram and TikTok.