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Brazilian Influencer ‘Boneca Desumana’ Found Dead in São Paulo as Police Probe Suspicious Death

Police await autopsy results with toxicology to determine whether the death stemmed from overdose, accident or violence.

Overview

  • Barbara Jankavski, 31, was discovered on November 2 at the São Paulo home of Renato Campos Pinto de Vitto, 51, according to police reports.
  • De Vitto told investigators they had taken drugs and that she fell asleep and did not wake, an account now under review by authorities.
  • Investigators documented a wound near her left eye and marks on her back, prompting a formal suspicious-death inquiry.
  • A friend told police Jankavski had mentioned injuring an eye earlier that day, adding context to the facial wound noted at the scene.
  • Jankavski, known for documenting 27 cosmetic procedures costing about £42,000, had last posted on Instagram on October 1 and on TikTok on September 7.