After the craze over labubu dolls, reborn dolls, or hyper-realistic baby dolls, have taken Brazil by storm. Videos of people ...

SAO PAULO — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike ...

At the hospital, he is weighed and lies in a bed ... it was role-playing by a content creator – and the baby was not a real baby. It was a shockingly lifelike doll, called a reborn doll, which is ...

A mom of two, who has built an online following showcasing her lifelike reborn dolls, is sharing her heartbreak after ...

Brazil has decided to prioritise the issue of hyper-realistic baby dolls that can be found all over the country.Around 30 ...

Amidst political turmoil, Brazilians are engrossed in a moral panic over hyper-realistic baby dolls, prompting legislative ...

Influencers have staged situations such as birth simulations and strolls in shopping malls with the hand-crafted baby figures, known as “reborn ... help for such dolls, following a video allegedly ...

A hyper-realistic reborn baby doll lies in an incubator for sale at a store in Campinas, Brazil Saturday, May 24, 2025. Credit: AP/Andre Penner By The Associated Press Updated May 29, 2025 11:47 pm ...

Videos featuring emotional moments between "reborn mothers" and their hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing ...

To some, the dolls, known as reborn dolls, provide comfort, escape or just plain fun. But politicians across Brazil have tried to pass bills banning the dolls from public spaces.

Nice Maria Santos holds her doll during a group gathering to bond and show off their hyper-realistic reborn baby dolls, in a park in Sao Paulo, Saturday, May 24, 2025.