Charlotte Peet, 32, last contacted a friend in Rio de Janeiro on February 8, according to a Tuesday statement from the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in Brazil (ACIE).

Brazilian police said Wednesday they are investigating the disappearance of 32-year-old British freelance journalist Charlotte Alice Peet, who hasn’t made contact with friends or family for more than

Charlotte Peet, a British journalist living in Brazil, has been missing for almost two weeks. The 32-year-old was last heard from on Feb. 8 when she texted a friend that she was in São Paulo and planned to travel to Rio de Janeiro. The woman’s UK-based family reported losing contact with her around the same time.

A British journalist has been reported missing in Brazil, prompting concerns from an association of foreign correspondents which has urged authorities to step up search efforts.

A British journalist has been missing in Brazil for more than 10 days, a foreign correspondents' association said late on Tuesday, urging authorities to step up their search efforts.

Charlotte Peet, 32, who has worked for Al Jazeera, the Times and the BBC World Service, has not been seen or heard from since February 8, when she sent a WhatsApp message to a friend in Rio de Janeiro