A British tourist has vanished from his Airbnb while on holiday. Denis Kopanev was last seen leaving his accommodation on Monday, June 9. CCTV cameras filmed him leaving the property wearing beige jacket and trousers, a dark baseball cap, and a white shirt.

Kopanev, who has Russian heritage and British citizenship, was staying at a condominium in the neighbourhood of Gávea in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Friends and family members have not heard from him since Monday.

Kopanev, a financial analyst in London, was supposed to travel to São Paulo the following day to meet an American friend. They were then going to travel together to Fernando de Noronha, a volcanic archipelago about 215 miles off Brazil's north-eastern coast.

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The last location on his phone was at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon near his accommodation in Rio. The 33-year-old never checked out of the property and his passport and belongings were left in the room.

His disappearance was registered at the police station on Wednesday. According to Kopanev’s best friend Benone Moura, he loved Brazil and visited the country often, including as recently as six months ago.

The friend said he never travelled without letting his friends and family know beforehand. Moura said he last spoke with him at around 5pm on Sunday. Family members contacted the British Embassy and filed a report, but have yet to receive any news.

The case is being investigated by the Rio de Janeiro Whereabouts Discovery Unit (DDPA).