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New York Post
03-05-2025
- Health
- New York Post
World's oldest person, soccer-loving Brazilian nun, dies at 116
The world's oldest living person, a Brazilian nun — and beloved soccer superfan — has died at 116, her religious congregation said. Sister Inah Canabarro died at home of natural causes on Wednesday. Her nephew said her body 'had gradually stopped' working and that she had no known major illnesses. Canabarro, who was also a teacher, always celebrated her birthday with a cake in the shape of the stadium of her beloved team — Sport Club Internacional, a Brazilian professional soccer club based in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil where she lived, according to BBC News. 3 Canabarro celebrating her 112th birthday in May 2020 with a cake and scarf for her favorite soccer team. @SCInternacional / X She had celebrated her last birthday wearing the team's scarf. In fact, she was such a superfan that the team always wished her a happy birthday, and they shared a message of condolences after news broke of her passing. 'We bid farewell to Sister, celebrating her legacy of spirituality and compassion and wishing strength to her friends and family,' the club posted on X. Canabarro said what she loved about her soccer team is that it represented the people. 'Whether rich or poor, it doesn't matter—it's for the people,' she said. 3 Sports Club International regularly shared news about their superfan Sister Inah Canabarro. @SCInternacional / X Canabarro, who said her Catholic faith was the key to her longevity, passed away just shy of her 117th birthday on May 27. She had maintained good health through the years — only needing a walker at the age of 110 when she began having mobility issues. She recovered from a hospitalization for COVID-19 in October 2022, making her one of the oldest known survivors of the disease. For her 110th birthday, she was honored by Pope Francis. 3 Canabarro was honored by Pope Francis when she turned 110. AP Canabarro took the title of the oldest living person following the death of Japan's Tomiko Itooka, who also passed away at 116, back in December. The world's oldest person is now Ethel Caterham, a 115-year-old British woman.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
World's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, dead at 116
The world's oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at age 116, her order announced on Wednesday. The soccer-loving Brazilian nun officially became the oldest person in the world in January following the death of Japan's Tomiko Itooka, according to Guinness World Records (GWR). When Canabarro was born on June 8, 1908, according to GWR, Theodore Roosevelt was still the United States President, penicillin had not yet been discovered, and movies were still silent. There is some dispute about her exact birth date, as Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told the Associated Press that her birth was registered two weeks late and she was actually born on May 27. She was so skinny growing up, Canabarro added, that many doubted she would survive to adulthood, let alone become a centenarian. She took up religious work as a teenager and always maintained her Catholic faith was the secret to her incredibly long life. '(God) is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything,' she once said, according to LongeviQuest, a database that tracks the lives of supercentenarians. On her 110th birthday, she received a blessing from Pope Francis. After spending two years in Montevideo, Uruguay, Canabarro moved back to Brazil and lived in Rio de Janeiro before returning to her home state, Rio Grande do Sul, AP reported. She spent much of her life as a teacher and counted General João Figueiredo, the military dictator who governed Brazil from 1979 to 1985, among her former students. Canabarro was a lifelong fan of her local soccer club, Sport Club Internacional (Inter), which celebrated her birthday every year. The club released a statement on Wednesday paying tribute to her 'kindness, faith and love.' Following Canabarro's death, English great-grandmother Ethel Caterham became the oldest person in the world, at age 115 years and 252 days, according to GWR. Caterham is believed to be the last living person born in 1909 and is the last British person born before 1913, GWR added. Canabarro was the second-oldest Brazilian and 15th-oldest person ever, according to LongeviQuest. The title of the oldest person ever recorded belongs to Jeanne Louise Calment. Born on February 21, 1875, her life spanned 122 years and 164 days, according to GWR.
CNN
02-05-2025
- General
- CNN
World's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, dead at 116
The world's oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at age 116, her order announced on Wednesday. The soccer-loving Brazilian nun officially became the oldest person in the world in January following the death of Japan's Tomiko Itooka, according to Guinness World Records (GWR). When Canabarro was born on June 8, 1908, according to GWR, Theodore Roosevelt was still the United States President, penicillin had not yet been discovered, and movies were still silent. There is some dispute about her exact birth date, as Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told the Associated Press that her birth was registered two weeks late and she was actually born on May 27. She was so skinny growing up, Canabarro added, that many doubted she would survive to adulthood, let alone become a centenarian. She took up religious work as a teenager and always maintained her Catholic faith was the secret to her incredibly long life. '(God) is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything,' she once said, according to LongeviQuest, a database that tracks the lives of supercentenarians. On her 110th birthday, she received a blessing from Pope Francis. After spending two years in Montevideo, Uruguay, Canabarro moved back to Brazil and lived in Rio de Janeiro before returning to her home state, Rio Grande do Sul, AP reported. She spent much of her life as a teacher and counted General João Figueiredo, the military dictator who governed Brazil from 1979 to 1985, among her former students. Canabarro was a lifelong fan of her local soccer club, Sport Club Internacional (Inter), which celebrated her birthday every year. The club released a statement on Wednesday paying tribute to her 'kindness, faith and love.' Following Canabarro's death, English great-grandmother Ethel Caterham became the oldest person in the world, at age 115 years and 252 days, according to GWR. Caterham is believed to be the last living person born in 1909 and is the last British person born before 1913, GWR added. Canabarro was the second-oldest Brazilian and 15th-oldest person ever, according to LongeviQuest. The title of the oldest person ever recorded belongs to Jeanne Louise Calment. Born on February 21, 1875, her life spanned 122 years and 164 days, according to GWR.
Toronto Sun
02-05-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
Brazilian nun who was world's oldest person has died at 116
Published May 01, 2025 • 2 minute read In this photo released by LongeviQuest, Sister Inah Canabarro, 115, puts her hands together in prayer in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Photo by Carlos Macedo / AP SAO PAULO — Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian nun and teacher who was the world's oldest person, has died at 116, her religious congregation said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Canabarro died Wednesday at home of natural causes, said her Teresian nun congregation, the Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus. She was confirmed in January as the world's oldest person by LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks supercentenarians around the globe. She would have turned 117 on May 27. According to LongeviQuest, the world's oldest person is now Ethel Caterham, a 115-year-old British woman. Canabarro said her Catholic faith was the key to her longevity, in a video taken by LongeviQuest in February 2024. The smiling Canabarro can be seen cracking jokes, sharing miniature paintings she used to make of wild flowers and reciting the Hail Mary prayer. 'I'm young, pretty and friendly — all very good, positive qualities that you have too,' the Teresian nun told the visitors to her retirement home in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. As a child, Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny that many people didn't think she would survive into adulthood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The Associated Press in January, Her great-grandfather was a famed Brazilian general who took up arms during the turbulent period following Brazil's independence from Portugal in the 19th century. She took up religious work while she was a teenager and spent two years in Montevideo, Uruguay, before moving to Rio de Janeiro and eventually settling in her home state of Rio Grande do Sul. A lifelong teacher, among her former students was Gen. Joao Figueiredo, the last of the military dictators who governed Brazil between 1964 and 1985. She was also the beloved creator of two marching bands at schools in sister cities straddling the border between Uruguay and Brazil. For her 110th birthday, she was honored by Pope Francis. She was the second oldest nun ever documented, after Lucile Randon, who was the world's oldest person until her death in 2023 at the age of 118. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Canabarro took the title of the oldest living person following the death of Japan's Tomiko Itooka in December, according to LongeviQuest. She ranked as the 20th oldest documented person to have ever lived, a list topped by Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122, according to LongeviQuest. 'Her long and meaningful life touched many, and her legacy as a devoted educator, religious sister, and a supercentenarian will be remembered with great admiration,' LongeviQuest said in a statement. The wake for Canabarro will take place on Thursday in Porto Alegre, the capital of southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, her order said. Editorial Cartoons Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto & GTA Toronto & GTA NHL
Boston Globe
01-05-2025
- General
- Boston Globe
Brazilian nun who was the world's oldest person has died at 116
Canabarro said her Catholic faith was the key to her longevity, in a video taken by LongeviQuest in February 2024. The smiling Canabarro can be seen cracking jokes, sharing miniature paintings she used to make of wild flowers, and reciting the Hail Mary prayer. Advertisement 'I'm young, pretty, and friendly — all very good, positive qualities that you have too,' the Teresian nun told the visitors to her retirement home in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. As a child, Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny that many people didn't think she would survive into adulthood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The Associated Press in January, Her great-grandfather was a famed Brazilian general who took up arms during the turbulent period following Brazil's independence from Portugal in the 19th century. She took up religious work while she was a teenager and spent two years in Montevideo, Uruguay, before moving to Rio de Janeiro and eventually settling in her home state of Rio Grande do Sul. A lifelong teacher, among her former students was General Joao Figueiredo, the last of the military dictators who governed Brazil between 1964 and 1985. She was also the beloved creator of two marching bands at schools in sister cities straddling the border between Uruguay and Brazil. Advertisement For her 110th birthday, she was honored by Pope Francis. She was the second oldest nun ever documented, after Lucile Randon, who was the world's oldest person until her death in 2023 at the age of 118. Canabarro took the title of the oldest living person following the death of Japan's Tomiko Itooka in December, according to LongeviQuest. She ranked as the 20th oldest documented person to have ever lived, a list topped by Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122, according to LongeviQuest. 'Her long and meaningful life touched many, and her legacy as a devoted educator, religious sister, and a supercentenarian will be remembered with great admiration,' LongeviQuest said in a statement. The wake for Canabarro will take place on Thursday in Porto Alegre, the capital of southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, her order said.
