Brazilian Expat Missing in Portugal After Saying She Would Travel to the Algarve

Overview

• Lucinete Freitas, 55, last contacted her husband on December 5, saying she would go to the Algarve with a friend whose identity remains unknown.
• She failed to attend a scheduled apartment visit on December 6 and then stopped answering calls and messages, though some WhatsApp texts were marked as seen.
• Freitas moved to Portugal about seven months ago, works as a babysitter, and rents a room in Amadora, in the Lisbon metropolitan area.
• The roommate and employer say they alerted Portuguese police, while the family notified Brazil’s Embassy and Foreign Ministry, but no information on her whereabouts has been provided.
• On December 15, her husband went to the Brazilian consulate in Fortaleza to retrieve his passport to travel, where he was told he needs to show a purchased ticket, and the family has shared a phone number seeking tips.