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According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons (NamUS) database, more than 600,000 people go missing in the United States every year. Now, just imagine how many people disappear around the world annually. The number might surpass one million, if not more.

While this amount is shocking already, just think about all the people who are affected by their family members or close ones going missing. This is a nerve-wracking tragedy that no one deserves. 

After my AI art went viral, I began to receive numerous requests for help from relatives whose loved ones are missing in Brazil, Portugal and Argentina, so that I could make their age progression in hopes of finding them. I used my skills in Photoshop, some apps and a lot of information (characteristics of fathers and mothers) to create images showing how missing people might look today. Among all the images I created in order to help the relatives, here are also some of the creations I made based on information found in the FBI public domain.

Please reach out if you have some information. Visit FBI or PRF.

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Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça

 Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça

He went missing on the 4th of March in 1998 in Lousada, Portugal where he lived with his parents and sister. Rui Pedro was never found and his mother waits for him every day. Today he would be 35 years old. I used artificial intelligence and a lot of research on the faces of people over 30 years old to arrive at this result.

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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rui Mendonças disappearance is unnervingly closely linked to the Madeline Mcann case. As was the disappearance of another Portuguese girl named Joana Cipriano. All of these abductions were extremely close together in time and sitance. Rui has been missing since his abduction, but was found and identified on the online pedophiliac site 'wonderland club' after, he has never been seen since. It is suspected the same thing happened with Joana, and her uncle admitted to several people that he sold her instead of killing her as he so claimed.

John Adams
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rui Pedro disappeared in 1998 in the north of Portugal and Madeleine McCann disappeared in 2007 in the south of Portugal. They are not extremely close together in time or location. The comparison was made by Rui's family due to the lack of police response in comparison to the McCann case.

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Legen ( wait for it ) dary
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you for remembering of Rui Pedro. Poor parents. You can see in the mother's face that she is in constantly pain. I can't imagine to be in her skin.

Blue lives matter
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a police officer, I know that the detectives in the area probably didn’t check every single swamp, even though if we checked every swamp in every state, we would find close to 1 thousand bodies. You see on those diving channels they find a lot of bodies on there own. The reason we don’t do individual searches is because it’s like searching blindly and every dive costs so much money and it’s a 1/100000 chance of finding the person. Sure there are probably lots of bodies in some swamps, but others it’s just water and lost items

Trieste Brown
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

almost the SAME person... I really wanna know what happend to him. Somebody, solve this case!

Kinzlee Kinslee
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All of your pictures are amazing! That's how a few John and Jane Does have been identified. (I hope these children, some turned adults, are still alive.) It's the dedication of artists like you! Keep it up! Let's not give up!

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    Madeleine Beth Mccann

    Madeleine Beth Mccann

    In 2007 she was vacationing with her family at a resort in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve region of Portugal. She disappeared from her bed in a holiday apartment where her family was staying. At the time of her disappearance, her parents were having dinner at a restaurant near the hotel. She would be 19 years old today.

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    Phendrena
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As with all the people on this list, I do hope that your talent and skill helps reunite, even one person, with their family and friends.

    Yayheterogeneity
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately by now we know she is dead. Rest in peace little Maddie! May your parents finally find peace!

    Mingi Football
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i hope loved ones are found safe and alive. I woulkd like to see this done with people as children that are not missing to see how accurate this really is. Too many of these look to much like the original picture. I look nothing like me at 5 yrs old.

    sussy_baka (they/them)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact: a person who was with them checked on them and saw the man running off with her ( you can find a documentary of her on Netflix)

    RoanTheMad
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    3 years ago

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    I hate to be the one to say it but... I think they need to accept Madeline as dead. There has been so much time and resources spent looking for her for years, but hundreds of kids go missing every year, but no one seems to care about them. It kind of pisses me off a little bit tbh, but her parents keep milking it and milking it for all it's worth, and honestly I find that kind of disgusting.

    StayC
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn't you if your child was missing. Heartless comment

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    Yeeters
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    3 years ago

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    I am very interested in true crime and everything there is to know about various cases. After so long, i still think that her parents are behind her disappearance.

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    Bruna Marques

    Bruna Marques

    Bruna was only 5 years old when she disappeared, her mother Joseli Melo keeps hoping to find her daughter. The pain of not knowing where and how she is has accompanied this woman every second of her life for 13 years. Bruna is 18 years old these days.

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    Jacob Ray
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is so sad how people just go missing like that.

    Duolingobird
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does she remind me of Jenna Ortega

    Nadia D
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't imagine something more horrible than having a child missing... Makes me feel awful... And to think about their parents and loved ones... Oh... And all these skin-colour related comments to the heartbreaking story of lil girl... Seriously?

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    Bryn
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Skin lightens as you age. I had the same coloring to this girl at that age but as I've gotten older, my skin has become lighter

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    Carlinhos

    Carlinhos

    Carlinhos was kidnapped on August 2, 1973 at the age of 10. If he is alive, he would be 59 years old now. Today, kidnappings have become so commonplace that, unfortunately, no one is surprised by the news of these crimes anymore. However, in the early 1970s, it was unusual for people to be kidnapped here in Brazil. Because Carlinhos' story not only involved a child, it was never solved — which is why he is still considered one of the most mysterious kidnappings in the country.

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    Hello Dolly
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone else think he looks kind of like one of their Erwin’s.

    Whitney Anderson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    he looks like a retired surfer who now comentates on surfing competitions

    RJ N
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't find a mention of this person anywhere on the internet

    RMA
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a very young-looking 59-year-old.

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    Asha Jaquilla Degree

    Asha Jaquilla Degree

    According to the FBI report, "Asha Jaquilla Degree has been missing from her home in Shelby, North Carolina since February 14, 2000. Family members last saw her sleeping in her room at approximately 2:30 am. At 4:00 am, she was seen by motorists walking along North Carolina Highway 18 in Shelby, North Carolina. She was reported missing by her parents at 6:30am. More than a year later, Asha's backpack was discovered buried in North Carolina 18 in Burke County." She is 32 years old now.

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    A Thousand Years Wide
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aw Asha looks so pretty! Ive know of this case since it happened when I was 8 years old. It's one I would like to see solved during my lifetime. Investigators recently released some evidence to see if they bring up tips. A Dr.Seuss book and New Kids on the Block shirt that weren't Asha's that presumably were found in her bag. And a car description of a sighting on the night she went missing. LE believes she is alive.

    Turnaways
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really wish people wouldn't bring how pretty someone is into a conversation about missing people. I'm not saying you mean she's any more or less important based on that. However, it does unfortunately dictate how much interest a lot of missing people get.

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    Cinthya Da Gama Pereira

    Cinthya Da Gama Pereira

    6 years ago Cinthya da Gama Pereira disappeared in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. At the time she was only 12 years old and today she is 18 years old.

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    Ezra Houssian
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow. That’s truly shocking. That is shockingly accurate. She is beautiful on that note though in the rendering ofc.

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    Sofía Herrera

    Sofía Herrera

    Sofía Herrera was three years old when she disappeared on September 28, 2008. She was with her parents and friends at the John Goodall camp, located 59 kilometers south of Río Grande, Argentina. Today she is 17 years old.

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    Agent 8433599
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is so sad. I feel especially for this girl, because we bear the same name, and she disappeared barely more than 2 weeks from my birthday

    Jacob Ray
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is so sad how people just go missing like that.

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    Bethany Leanne Markowski

    Bethany Leanne Markowski

    According to the FBI report, "she was last seen by her father in the parking lot of the Old Hickory Shopping Mall in Jackson, Tennessee, on the afternoon of March 4, 2001. Bethany entered the mall alone while her father was waiting for her in the car. After approximately two hours, Bethany's father entered the mall to look for his daughter, but was unable to locate her." She is 32 years old these days.

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    Vanessa Richardson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cannot even fathom the guilt and anguish her father must be feeling! (even though it is logically not his fault.)

    Trish Smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know! It would be horrible not knowing where your child is!! :(

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    Polyanna Ketlyn Da Silva Ribeiro

    Polyanna Ketlyn Da Silva Ribeiro

    Polyanna was just 10 years old when she disappeared in Brazil 7 years ago. The girl is 17 years old these days.

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    Carla Vicentini

    Carla Vicentini

    According to the FBI report, Carla "was last seen leaving a bar and steakhouse in Newark, New Jersey, during the early morning hours of February 10, 2006. At that time, she was thought to be intoxicated and was seen with a non-white male. identified. She told a friend that she was walking out of the bar to the man's car to see a photograph. She hasn't been seen since she left the restaurant. Vicentini arrived in the United States on January 19, 2006, as an exchange student from Brazil. She was living with another exchange student in Newark at the time of her disappearance." She is 39 years old now.

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    João Rafael Kovalski

    João Rafael Kovalski

    On August 24, 2013, João Rafael Santos Kovalski disappeared while playing in his backyard, five days before he turned 2 years old. João is 11 years old these days.

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    ThatBiBookLover
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my goodness… heartbreaking. I don’t know why, but this hits me more than the others…

    sky
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i agree i literally almost started crying cause i cant imagine what it would be like for a parent to loose there baby

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    Karen S. Adams

    Karen S. Adams

    According to the FBI report, "Karen S. Adams was last seen at a popular gambling venue in Hancock County, West Virginia. On the night of March 11, 2007, Adams drove her red/brown 2005 Suzuki Forenza four-door sedan with Pennsylvania plate ETD5587 across the Pennsylvania state line to the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort to play bingo. She was seen there and was known to have left the bingo area around 11pm that night, possibly heading to the gaming side of the resort to play the slot machines. She was observed on surveillance video at approximately 3 am on March 12, 2007, leaving the gambling complex and has not been seen or heard from since. Her car was also not located." Today she is 69 years old.

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    Nicole
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 99% sure this woman lives in Chittenden County, Vermont.

    DelvianBlue
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen a lot of these cases where I live where the car skidded or hit a deer, and ended up in a river or lake for years before discovery. Hopefully that's not her case, but when someone disappears after driving at night that's a possibility.

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    Luís Felipe

    Luís Felipe

    7 years ago this adorable little boy disappeared in Brazil without a trace. Today he is 8 years old.

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    Jesús Héctor Gallego Herrera

    Jesús Héctor Gallego Herrera

    Jesús Héctor Gallego Herrera was a Colombian priest. On the night of June 9, 1971, while he was at the house of one of the farmers he worked with, some soldiers came in a jeep and asked Fr. Hector to go to the barracks. He said he would go to sleep, as he was tired, and that the next morning he would go to the barracks on his own two feet. The soldiers insisted, so Héctor entered the house and reassured his peasant friend and his family with a smile, and accompanied them. He has not been seen since. Some say he was killed that night. He would be 84 years old these days.

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    Trish Smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would the soldiers want him? What could he have possibly done??

    Phoebe Buffay
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunely in Colombia there's a complex thing called "fake positives" where terrorists pretending to be army man kidnap and usually torture civilians till death justifiying themselves later saying that they help catch "thugs", this happen especially in the wooded rural zones where they can get away with murder easily. I add the fact that mr Jesús was a social leader, although he dissapeared in the border country Panama, those murders hate this people because they help and denounce this crimes in communities suffering from state abandonment. On more than one ocassion they have been hired by shady people for dissapear human rights workers. This phenomenom has been going on since the 50's, but at least it doesn't happen as often as it used to be since the "peace dialogues" in 2016 between the state and terrorists. I apologize for extending myself in the subject, it's difficult to convey it with few words.

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    Fabiana Esperidiao Da Silva

    Fabiana Esperidiao Da Silva

    This girl disappeared at the age of 13 in Brazil. Today she is 40 years old.

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    Duolingobird
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was about to say she looks like she aged well, then I remembered my mom is 40 and she looks amazing

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    Priscila Belfort

    Priscila Belfort

    Priscila disappeared on January 4, 2004, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was at work when she went out to lunch and disappeared without leaving any clue as to her whereabouts. Since then, her mother has struggled year after year to find clues about what happened. She would be 47 years old now.

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    Dyonne Insley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her face is so familiar but I can't place her

    Teresa Spanics
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you remember where you had seen her, that might help you to remember and that might even be the clue that the police are looking for!

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    RJ N
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    3 years ago

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    Yikes, those are some white teeth

    LMW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a missing person...a daughter, possibly a mother, aunt, sister, dear friend, etc. And your asinine comment is about her teeth?! Get out of here!!

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    Anthonette Christine Cayedito

    Anthonette Christine Cayedito

    Disappeared on April 6, 1986 in Gallup, New Mexico. Anthonette Cayedito, then 10, was last seen inside her family's home. She was last seen wearing a pink nightgown. Today she is 46 years old.

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    Trish Smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! Last seen inside her family's home? So weird. :(

    Smiler
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this case is extremely weird, apprently she opened the door for a man who claimed to be her uncle at like 4am (correct me), then was seen in a restaurant by a waitress and she kept dropping her utensils to get attention. Then a phone call to the police that was cut short when a person with a Mexican accent said 'did i say u can use the phone' in the background. Super sad tbh I hope she's safe somehow

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    Jennifer Johnson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this was in an episode of unsolved mysteries

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    Deivid Leonardo

    Deivid Leonardo

    He was 8 years old when he disappeared on 11/14/2014 at Paternon - Porto Alegre, Brazil. He would be 15 years old today.

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    José Esuaro “Che” Dominguez

    José Esuaro “Che” Dominguez

    According to the FBI report, "on August 2, 1981, José Esuaro “Che” Dominguez left his home in Stockton, California, walking to meet friends at nearby Stribley Park. At the time, he was wearing gray corduroy pants, gray sneakers and a black T-shirt with the name "Che" printed below a Cancer sign. He never returned home." He is 57 years old nowadays.

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    Marcelo Dos Santos Meirelles

    Marcelo Dos Santos Meirelles

    He disappeared from home in 2005 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Today he is 45 years old.

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    Kelvyn Dondoni

    Kelvyn Dondoni

    He disappeared at age 22 on May 29, 2015 in São Judas Tadeu neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil. Kelvyn is 29 years old these days.

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    Lyndsey Pomahatch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kind of scary how so many of these are from Brazil...

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    ThatActivePanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whats with everyone dissapearing from brazil?

    roger holt
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I ever go to Brazil I’ll look out for them?

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    Wesley Pires Alves Filho

    Wesley Pires Alves Filho

    He was 13 years old when he went missing. He left home saying that he would go to a grocery store near his house, in Jardim Aeroporto I, south zone of the city of Franca, São Paulo, Brazil and never showed up again. He is 15 years old these days.

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