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Bricklayer, 49, travels 1,200 miles for dream girl — only to discover she’s AI-generated

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Torres, A. (2026, October 17). Bricklayer, 49, travels 1,200 miles for dream girl — only to discover she’s AI-generated. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/world-news/brazilian-bricklayers-dream-girl-turns-out-to-be-ai-generated/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-17 · by Adry Torres

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Edimar Martins, a 49-year-old bricklayer from Brazil, sold all his belongings and traveled over 1,200 miles to meet Jéssica Oliveria, whom he believed was his fiancée after communicating with her online for two years. However, upon arriving in Belo Horizonte on October 11, Martins discovered that Jéssica was an AI-generated persona used to scam people financially and emotionally. The TikTok account @JessicaFazendeira, which has 300,000 followers, admitted the deception but denied direct contact with Martins. Despite his heartbreak, Martins remains determined to find love in Belo Horizonte again.
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Edimar Martins, a 49-year-old bricklayer from Maranhão, Brazil, traveled over 1,200 miles in October 2026 to meet an online girlfriend he hoped to marry. He sold all his belongings and arrived in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais, on October 11 but discovered that "Jessica Oliveira" was an AI-generated persona. Disillusioned, Martins contacted a local radio station for assistance only to be told there was no such person. Now staying with a family member, he remains heartbroken but vows to return to Belo Horizonte and find someone else to settle down with.

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Topics

Belo Horizonte Brazilian Maranhão Minas Gerais TV Mirante

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Belo Horizonte GPE · 5× Martins PERSON · 4× Brazilian NORP · 1× Edimar Martins PERSON · 1× Jéssica Oliveria PERSON · 1× Maranhão GPE · 1× Minas Gerais GPE · 1× TV Mirante ORG · 1× TikTok ORG · 1×

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The heartbroken man is staying with a family member and vowed to return to Belo Horizonte and meet someone he can settle down with. “I didn’t find her, but I’ll find another one, and it will be in the same place I went, and I’ll go again,” Martins said.
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🔮 That’s how you get discouraged, who wouldn’t get discouraged?”

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

A Brazilian man sold all his belongings and traveled more than 1,200 miles to meet the woman he hoped to marry — only to discover his dream girl was an AI-generated persona. asserted
girl → sell → woman
Edimar Martins, 49, told TV Mirante that he initially came across a social media account under the name of Jéssica Oliveria in 2020. asserted
he → tell → 2020
The bricklayer said he never had the suspicion that he had been in contact with an AI-generated character and came to the decision that it was time to meet the love of his life last week. asserted
it → say → life
On Oct. 9, the resident of the northeastern state of Maranhão sold all of his personal belongings to cover the expenses of his bus trip to Belo Horizonte, the capital of the southeastern state of Minas Gerais. asserted
resident → sell → Gerais
“I sold all my things, I got rid of everything,” he said.” asserted
he → sell → everything
That’s how you get discouraged, who wouldn’t get discouraged?” asserted
who → ’ → ?
When Martins arrived in Belo Horizonte on Oct. 11, he had no luck finding his so-called girlfriend. asserted
he → arrive → girlfriend
“I went to the radio station there, and they said no, that’s fake news, that woman doesn’t exist,” he said. asserted
he → go → station
Martins eventually ran out of money and went to Belo Horizonte City Hall, where he confessed to a social worker that he traveled far for love because he was tired of being lonely and received assistance to return home. asserted
he → run → assistance
“It only brings sadness, discouragement, depression. asserted
It → bring → depression
Many people wanted to find a relationship, so I came,” he said. asserted
he → want → relationship
In the video that has since been deleted from the TikTok account @JessicaFazendeira – which has 300,000 followers – the AI-generated woman stated that she was searching for a man who she could move into her farm and fully support economically. “I really want to support you, I want you to come to my farm and never work again in your life,” the AI-created persona said. uncertain
persona → delete → life
In a video posted Wednesday, the person behind the account acknowledged that the character was AI and denied having any direct contact with Martins. “I came here to state the obvious: I am made of artificial intelligence,” the made-up woman said. asserted
woman → post → intelligence
“I have never spoken to anyone with this profile. asserted
I → speak → profile
The intention was to gain engagement for sale. asserted
intention → gain → sale
“I never spoke directly to anyone, much less took anyone to Belo Horizonte. asserted
I → speak → Horizonte
It was a surprise to me to see what is happening.” asserted
what → see → me
The heartbroken man is staying with a family member and vowed to return to Belo Horizonte and meet someone he can settle down with. “I didn’t find her, but I’ll find another one, and it will be in the same place I went, and I’ll go again,” Martins said. asserted
Martins → stay → place
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