{
  "id": 15456276,
  "title": "Man sells all his belongings, travels 1,931 km to meet ‘AI girlfriend’ he wanted to marry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/man-sells-all-his-belongings-travels-1-931-km-to-meet-ai-girlfriend",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-18T17:05:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/man-sells-all-his-belongings-travels-1-931-km-to-meet-ai-girlfriend-he-wanted-to-marry-11792340765623.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Edimar Martins, a 49-year-old bricklayer from Maranhão, Brazil, sold his belongings and travelled 1,931 km to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to meet a woman he believed he would marry. The woman, named Jessica Oliveira or Jessica Fazendeira, had a social media account with over 300,000 followers and shared videos of her living a seemingly perfect life on a farm. Martins believed she could help him rebuild his life after his mother's death, leading him to travel from Maranhão to Belo Horizonte.\n\nUpon arrival, Martins discovered that the woman did not exist; her account was an AI-generated character created for the purpose of gaining engagement and sale. The person behind the account confirmed this but denied any direct interaction with Martins. Martins, now stranded in Belo Horizonte, received assistance from social workers, who provided him with food, shower facilities, and a bus ticket to leave the city. Despite his setback, Martins remains determined to find a partner and continues to hope that he will meet someone in the same place he visited.",
  "summary": "Edimar Martins, who had been dealing with loneliness after his mother's death, believed the woman could help him rebuild his life.",
  "key_points": [
    "Edimar Martins, 49, sold belongings and traveled 1,931 km to meet AI girlfriend.",
    "Jessica Oliveira/Jessica Fazendeira's social media account had 300K+ followers.",
    "Martins discovered AI-generated character upon arrival, now stranded in Belo Horizonte."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}