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.