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A 9-year-old girl was discovered tied up in the cellar of a shop in Brazil after police heard her screams; she reported that she had been abused by the owner, who was subsequently lynched by a mob.

Concerned family and friends hadn’t seen or heard from the 32-year-old since February 8, but detectives in Rio de Janeiro had been tracking her mobile phone and could even see selfies she was taking.

A British journalist who is missing in Brazil may be hundreds of miles away from her last known location, it has emerged.

Detectives searching for a missing British journalist in Brazil have revealed her phone is still switched on as her family urges police to ramp up their search efforts.

In the heart of São Paulo, an area as big as London’s Soho stands as a harrowing symbol of Brazil’s war on drugs for more than 30 years.