Brazilian's oldest living person: football loving nun at the age of 117

Brazilian's oldest living person: football loving nun at the age of 117

A football -loving nun from Brasilien is considered the oldest living person in the world. She is almost 117 years old after a woman from Japan has died recently.

The story of Sister Inah Canabarro

sister Inah Canabarro was so tender in childhood that many did not believe that they could reach adulthood, reports her 84-year-old nephew Cleber Canabarro of Associated Press. Longeviquest, an organization that Superzentenarians follows worldwide, announced on Saturday that the nun sitting in a wheelchair was recognized as the oldest person in the world due to records about its early life.

a special life secret

In a video recorded by the organization in February, the smiling Canabarro can be seen, as she tells jokes, shows miniaturized paintings of wildflowers and the "Greetings you, Maria" prayer. Your secret to a long life? Your Catholic faith, she says.

joyful anecdotes

"I am young, pretty and friendly - all very good and positive characteristics that you also have," says the Teresian to the visitors of her retirement home in the South Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. Her nephew spends time with her every Saturday and sends her voice messages between the visits to raise her mood after she was in the hospital twice and has become weak. "The other sisters say she gets a thrust when she hears my voice," he says. "She is completely excited."

an impressive life story

Canabarro was born in a large family in southern Brazil on June 8, 1908, according to the Longeviquest researchers. However, her nephew explained that her birth was registered two weeks too late and that she was actually born on May 27th. Her great -grandfather was a famous Brazilian general who was active in Portugal in the 19th century during the turbulent period after the independence of Brazil.

as a teenager she started with her religious work and spent two years in Montevideo, Uruguay before moving to Rio de Janeiro and finally settled in her home state Rio Grande do Sul. She was a teacher throughout her life, among her former students was also General Joao Figueiredo, the last military dictator who ruled Brazil between 1964 and 1985.

honors and awards

She was also the popular founder of two fanfare trains in schools in twin cities, which are located on the border between Uruguay and Brazil. Pope Francis honored her for her 110th birthday. Canabarro is the second oldest documented nun of history, after Lucile Randon, who was the oldest person in the world until her death in 2023.

football passion and community spirit

The Local Football Club Inter - which was founded after Canabarros birth - celebrates its oldest fan's birthday every year. Her room is decorated with gifts in the red and white colors of the team, your nephew reports. "Whether white or black, rich or poor, no matter who you are, Inter is the team of the people," she says in a video that was shared with the president of the club on social media.

The title of the oldest living person

Canabarro took over the title of the oldest living person after the death of Japanese Tomiko Itooka in December, said Longeviquest. She currently occupies the 20th place on the list of the oldest documented people who have ever lived, led this list by the Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122.