José Pablo da Silva Macedo
2012–2026Brazilian teenage barber and social media influencer who amassed more than 1.1 million Instagram followers before being killed at 14.
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José Pablo da Silva Macedo, known as Pablo Barbeiro Mirim, was a teenage barber and social media personality from Cachoeirinha in the Agreste region of Pernambuco, Brazil. He gained a national following by sharing videos and photos of the haircuts he performed, reaching more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram and serving over three thousand clients.
Pablo began cutting hair as a child, practicing on his father in the garage of his grandfather's house after losing his mother to uterine cancer. In 2024 he rose to national prominence after appearing on a television program to tell his life story, and he later completed a barbering training course.
On the night of 28 October 2026, Pablo and his 16-year-old friend were shot and killed in the Loteamento São Gabriel neighborhood alongside the BR-423 highway. The double homicide was under investigation with no suspects identified at the time of reporting.
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