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Man City star's ex-girlfriend turned influencer Rafaela Del Bianchi dies aged 27
Oct 06 2025 13:38 · By Kostas Lianos
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WOMEN'S football influencer Rafaela Del Bianchi died after a horror car accident.
According to The Star, Del Bianchi passed away at the age of 27 after being thrown from her car when it overturned in a crash.
2 Women's football influencer Rafaela Del Bianchi died after a horror car accident
2 Del Bianchi passed away at the age of 27 after a tragic accident
The accident happened on the Lix da Cunha Highway in Campinas, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The incident was recorded, at around 5am this past Friday.
According to the Sao Paulo Public Security Department, the content creator was not wearing a seatbelt when the accident happened.
Del Bianchi was driving with a friend, who was wearing a seatbelt and survived the crash with minor injuries.
The police found the vehicle overturned at the scene.
The influencer was returning from a nightclub after posting photos and videos hours earlier on Instagram.
Del Bianchi had more than 23,000 followers on social media, where she shared content about her gym routines and life with her 11-year-old daughter Julia.
She previously made headlines during her relationship with Manchester City star Kerolin Nicoli.
They were together from 2022 to 2023 and often appeared together social media posts.
Kerolin paid an emotional tribute to her former partner online as she wrote she would "love [Del Bianchi] forever" and promised to help care for Julia.
The authorities have opened an investigation into the cause of the accident.
More to follow