A British journalist has been reported missing in Brazil, prompting concerns from an association of foreign correspondents which has urged authorities to step up search efforts.

The father of a British journalist who is missing in Brazil has said her disappearance is "very worrying" and he is "very concerned". Derek Peet told Sky News his daughter Charlotte Alice Peet, 32, flew to the South American country, where she had worked as a freelance correspondent, without telling her family.

Where is Charlotte Alice Peet? That question is the focus of a massive search operation currently under way in Rio de Janeiro. The British freelance journalist disappeared while trying to travel from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro.

A British journalist has gone missing in Brazil after asking a friend could she stay at their home, according to an association of foreign correspondents in the country. Charlotte Alice Peet, 32, was in Sao Paulo on February 8 when she asked a friend could she stay at their home in Rio de Janeiro.