Influencers have staged birth simulations and strolls in shopping malls with the hand-crafted baby figures, known as “reborn” dolls, creating videos that have gone viral.

A growing craze for ultra-realistic "reborn dolls" is sweeping Brazil, with influencers posting emotional, lifelike scenarios ...

She bought a Reborn Doll — incredibly lifelike baby dolls — for her 27th birthday and quickly felt her maternal instincts kick in. Kelly Cunningham / CATERS NEWS ...

She picks a "baby of the day" to focus on and dress up in baby clothes; she has 28 of them and two more on the way. Her dolls vary in size, from a preemie that's a few pounds to one about the size ...

Cradling a lifelike baby doll may seem eerie to some, but for Andrea Lee, who creates about 26 of them a year, it is comforting and beautiful. CNA Insider explores the reborn-doll market and what ...

Daniela Baccan, who co-owns a reborn doll shop in Campinas, said the dolls range in price from 700 reais (approx. ₹ 11,800) to nearly 10,000 reais (approx. ₹ 1.7 lakh).

“And, no, I don’t treat it like a real baby.” The dolls have flooded into pop culture. They were featured this month in an episode of “Vale Tudo,” a prime-time telenovela, ...

Andre Penner. A hyper-realistic reborn baby doll lies in an incubator for sale at a store in Campinas, Brazil Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) ...

SAO PAULO — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike ...