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Two Brazilian Influencers Die in Separate Crashes as São Paulo Police Open Criminal Case

Police in São Paulo have registered the Campinas crash as involuntary manslaughter following a rollover in which the victim was reportedly unbelted.

Overview

  • Authorities confirmed that Rafaela Del Bianchi, 27, died on October 3 after a rollover on the Lix da Cunha roadway in Campinas, São Paulo.
  • São Paulo’s Public Security Secretariat and Military Police reported the vehicle overturned, the victim was not wearing a seatbelt, and a second woman sustained minor injuries.
  • The case was recorded at Campinas’ 2nd Police District as homicide culposo and lesões corporais culposas, with the Civil Police continuing investigative steps.
  • In a separate incident on September 26, Luanna Araújo, 29, died with her fiancé and a friend when their car struck two trucks on BR‑116 in Bahia around 1:20 a.m.
  • Truck drivers in the Bahia crash were injured, and both deaths have prompted widespread online tributes, including messages from public figures and institutions.