BRAZIL - Denis Kopanev, 33, Brit/Russian from London, vanished from AirBnb in Gávea in Rio de Janeiro, 9 Jun 2025

[MsMiniSleuth]

A British tourist has vanished from his Airbnb while on holiday. Denis Kopanev was last seen leaving his accommodation on Monday, June 9. CCTV cameras filmed him leaving the property wearing beige jacket and trousers, a dark baseball cap, and a white shirt.

Kopanev, who has Russian heritage and British citizenship, was staying at a condominium in the neighbourhood of Gávea in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Friends and family members have not heard from him since Monday.

Kopanev, a financial analyst in London, was supposed to travel to São Paulo the following day to meet an American friend. They were then going to travel together to Fernando de Noronha, a volcanic archipelago about 215 miles off Brazil's north-eastern coast.

UK tourist missing after passport and belongings left in room

Friends and family have not heard from Denis since Monday

www.bristolpost.co.uk

 

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British tourist missing in Brazil after vanishing from Airbnb

A British tourist has disappeared from his Airbnb accommodation in Brazil, leaving behind his belongings and passport.

www.lbc.co.uk

Brit tourist goes missing after leaving Airbnb as friend spots worrying sign

While on holiday in Brazil, Denis Kopanev walked out of the Airbnb he was staying in and disappeared without a trace, with his family and friends desperately waiting to hear from him

www.mirror.co.uk

 

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His location on his phone after he left the Airbnb was last at Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, near his accommodation, as per the Mirror article. It’s annoying though that the articles don’t seem to give times. Walking out his door and going to a lagoon at 10am is different maybe than at 1am.