4 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Reborn doll craze for lifelike babies in Brazil stirs emotions, sparks debate in Congress
Gabi Matos looks the quintessential doting mum as she changes Ravi's nappy, cooing reassuringly as he stares up at her.
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But this Brazilian 'newborn' does not seem to mind having his nappy changed. In fact, he has no real emotions whatsoever.
Ravi is a hyperrealistic doll with an eerie resemblance to an actual infant.
Some of the so-called 'reborn' dolls cry, suck dummies, pee, and have nails, eyelashes and veins.
But what really sets them apart from traditional dolls with waxy, smooth complexion is their puckered features and blotchy skin.
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Blink and you could mistake the bundle in the stroller in Rio de Janeiro for the real thing.
