They look, feel, and weigh almost exactly like real babies, but they are not. Known as "reborn dolls," these hyper-realistic ...

Brazil's "reborn baby" phenomenon has drawn international attention. The trend of ultra-realistic dolls, which has been rapidly growing in the country, even made headlines in The New York Times.

To some, the dolls, known as reborn dolls, provide comfort, escape or just plain fun. But politicians across Brazil have tried to pass bills banning the dolls from public spaces. To some, the ...

"You see a doll, I see a baby that I never got to hold,” a ... by caring for something outside of oneself.” Keeler says the weight of a reborn doll can be comforting, like a weighted blanket ...

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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 ...

“You fall in love with a baby's expression and like to dress ... by caring for something outside of oneself.” Keeler says the weight of a reborn doll can be comforting, like a weighted blanket ...

Brazil is witnessing a unique cultural and political moment as hyper-realistic “reborn” baby dolls gain massive online popularity and stir heated discussions in legislative halls, according to ...

A hyper-realistic reborn baby dolls for sale lie in an incubator at a store in Campinas, Brazil(AP) Influencers have staged situations such as birth simulations and strolls in shopping malls with ...

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

Gabi Matos, who has collected 22 'reborn' baby dolls, has racked up over a million followers on her YouTube channel but lately has sustained criticism for her devotion to her life-like charges ...