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An influencer and her boyfriend were found fatally shot on a rural roadside in Brazil, according to reports and authorities.
The bodies of Ulissias Marcelli, 30, and her boyfriend, Vinícius Souza de Carvalho, 28, were discovered by a farm worker on a road in Porto Seguro, a city in Bahia, on Friday night, Brazilian outlet G1 reported.
The pair may have been held captive before they were gunned down, the Civil Police told the outlet.
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Marcelli — a content creator who flaunted her goth style and boasted over 20,000 followers on Instagram — was shot dead just days before she was scheduled to be a host at the Rock Gaya Festival.
The event, slated for July 25, is a music and arts festival in Porto Seguro.
“On Thursday, we joyfully shared that Ulissias would be part of the Rock Gaya Festival as one of our presenters. Today, with profound sadness, we say goodbye to her presence among us,” Rock Gaya Festival posted in a statement on Instagram.
“We are still trying to find words for a moment like this. It’s hard to believe that someone who was about to share such a special moment with us has left us so soon.”
Marcelli is survived by her 13-year-old son, G1 reported.
Authorities are also probing whether the slayings could be related to debt linked to a drug trafficking organization or to narcotics sales by a criminal organization operating in the region, the outlet said.
Several fans took to Marcelli’s social media to mourn the influencer.
“My deepest condolences to the whole family and to the son,” one user wrote under a pinned Instagram post of her posed in front of a motorcycle.
“Brazil is experiencing rampant violence; my condolences to the family members,” another user said.
There have been no arrests in connection with the shooting, and an investigation remains ongoing.
