MISSING Brit Charlotte Peet had shared a Facebook post suggesting she was planning to move back to London four days before she mysteriously vanished.
The 32-year-old journalist was last seen in São Paulo 12 days ago after she messaged a friend in Rio de Janeiro saying she was planning to travel there.
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Charlotte said she needed a place to stay but her friend was not able to help her.
It was the last time her friend had heard from her, on February 8, with Charlotte’s worried family reporting her missing a few days later.
Brazilian cops have launched an investigation into her disappearance and they are working to track her movements and determine what happened.
Mystery surrounds her disappearance as the Brit had shared a post on social media suggesting she was planning to move back home before she vanished.
Just four days before she went missing, Charlotte had shared a message in a Facebook group about renting apartments in London.
She wrote: “Hello. I’m looking for a double room in South West/East London: East Dulwich, Brixton, Herne Hill, Clapham, Balham, Streatham, Camberwell etc or would consider venturing east to the right place.
“I’m a 32-year-old journalist, friendly, respectful and organised. I love reading, keeping active and chatting to friends.
“Let me know if I sound like a good fit! Thanks!”
Charlotte lived in Brazil before returning briefly to London reportedly at the request of her family.
Her LinkedIn page says she worked as a foreign correspondent in Brazil for news outlets including Al Jazeera and The Times.
The British journalist flew back to Brazil in November 2024.
Her friend told police they met on November 15 in the Santa Teresa neighbourhood, in downtown Rio, according to G1.
The friend, a woman who met Charlotte two years ago, also said she was unable to help her because her house was full, reports local outlet Folha de São Paulo.
A few days later Charlotte’s family reached out to the friend after losing contact with her and then reported her missing.
Charlotte’s worried dad Derek Peet said he is “very concerned.”
He said that his daughter flew to Brazil where she had worked as a freelance journalist without telling her family.
Mr Peet said: “I wouldn’t say that it was normal, there was something on her mind obviously otherwise she would have let us know.”
“She was then traced to Gatwick Airport and was found to have boarded a plane to Sao Paulo and then the trail went cold.
“It’s very worrying but I don’t have any more to say, I’m very concerned but I just don’t know what’s going on, we’re just trying to pick up the pieces really.”
The British Embassy in Brazil said it is supporting Charlotte’s family and working with local authorities
Her family have provided investigators with her flight information, bank details, and a copy of her passport to assist in the desperate search.
But detectives have said that they are not ruling out the possibility that she has deliberately cut herself off from friends and family.
Investigators have revealed that her mobile phone is still switched on but calls are not being answered.
Officers from Rio de Janeiro’s tourist police department (DEAT) reportedly made numerous calls to her phone, which rang out, suggesting her phone had been recharged.
The ACIE, an association for foreign correspondents working in Brazil, is concerned for Charlotte and has expressed sympathy to her family.
“The ACIE and its board of directors call on the competent authorities to intensify the search in order to find the British journalist as soon as possible,” a statement on behalf of its president Edmar Figueiredo and its board of directors said.
Regional officials said: “The case is being investigated by the 5th Missing Persons Division of the State Department of Homicides And Personal Protection (DHPP).”
Authorities have not revealed where Charlotte was staying before she disappeared.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are supporting the family of a British woman who has been reported as missing in Brazil and are in contact with the local authorities.”
On Tuesday night, ACIE urged authorities to step up their search efforts, admitting it was “worried” about Charlotte’s disappearance.
