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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.
BBC News
01-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Football-loving Brazilian nun, world's oldest person, dies at 116
Reuters The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116. Born on 8 June 1908 in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, Inah Canabarro Lucas became a Catholic nun in her early 20s. Her family said she always celebrated her birthday with a cake in the shape of the stadium of her beloved Sport Club Internacional - Porto Alegre's football team. Sister Inah, who was blessed by Pope Francis in 2018, put her longevity down to her faith, saying that "he [God] is the secret to life". The title of the oldest living person will now pass to 115-year-old Ethel Caterham from Surrey in England. Sister Inah's nephew said the 116-year-old had not had any illness but her body "had gradually stopped" working. She died in the city of Porto Alegre at a home belonging to the Teresian Sisters, the religious community she was part of. A keen football fan, she had celebrated her 116th birthday wearing the scarf of her favourite team. She also owned several Internacional shirts and even had a collection of pillows adorned with the team's logo, according to media reports. Sport Club Internacional posted a message of condolence on X, saying it had learned "with enormous sadness of her passing" and celebrated her life, which it said was based on kindness, faith and love of the football club. Sister Rita Fernandes Barbosa, a co-ordinator at the religious home where Sister Inah lived, told RBS TV that the 116-year-old had enjoyed good health for most of her life. Sister Rita said the nun had not had any surgeries until she underwent a cataract operation aged 106. Her family said that she could not hear or see very well towards the end of her life but that she enjoyed sticking to a routine. "She liked to get up, eat, and pray and sleep at the same time each day," her relatives told Brazilian TV. A fellow Teresian nun said that Sister Inah "never complained". "She is very grateful, and good-humoured," Sister Terezinha Aragon told Brazilian TV in January, when Sister Inah became the world's oldest person after the death of the previous holder of the title, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka at the age of 116. Born on 8 June 1908, Sister Inah had a religious vocation from early on in her life, joining a religious boarding school at the age of 16. She lived in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, for some time before taking her vows but returned to Brazil in 1930, where she taught Portuguese and maths at a school in Rio. Sister Rita put the 116-year-old's longevity down to discipline. "Discipline in her work and in her life, she always worked a lot and was always very sociable and welcoming." Brazil
Saudi Gazette
01-05-2025
- General
- Saudi Gazette
World's oldest person dies aged 116 – British woman now holds record
BRASILIA — Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun recognized as the world's oldest person, has died at the age of 116. The Congregation of Teresian Sisters of Brazil announced her death in a statement, praising her life of 'dedication and devotion.' Born on 8 June 1908, she became the world's oldest person earlier this year following the death of Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, who also died aged 116. On her 110th birthday, Lucas received a special blessing from Pope Francis, who died last week aged 88. When asked about the secret to her longevity, she attributed it to God: "He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything.' The nun was also a fan of the Sport Club Internacional football club in Porto Alegre. The club paid tribute to her in a post on X, celebrating her "legacy of spirituality and compassion.' It is also worth noting that Brazil is also home to the oldest man in the world. João Marinho Neto from Ceara, who is 112 years old, has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest man in the world. With the death of Inah Canabarro Lucas, the title of the oldest person in the world now passes to Ethel Caterham, a resident of Surrey, England, who is now 115 years and 252 days old, according to the US-based Gerontological Research Group (GRG) and the LongeviQuest database. Born on 21 August 1909, in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, Caterham is thought to be the last surviving subject of Edward VII. Upon turning 115 last year, she became only the third British person to ever reach this age. — Euronews
BBC News
01-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
World's oldest person: Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas dies at 116
The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116. Born on 8 June 1908 in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, Inah Canabarro Lucas became a Catholic nun in her early family said she always celebrated her birthday with a cake in the shape of the stadium of her beloved Sport Club Internacional - Porto Alegre's football Inah, who was blessed by Pope Francis in 2018, put her longevity down to her faith, saying that "he [God] is the secret to life". The title of the oldest living person will now pass to 115-year-old Ethel Caterham from Surrey in England. Sister Inah's nephew said the 116-year-old had not had any illness but her body "had gradually stopped" working. She died in the city of Porto Alegre at a home belonging to the Teresian Sisters, the religious community she was part of.A keen football fan, she had celebrated her 116th birthday wearing the scarf of her favourite also owned several Internacional shirts and even had a collection of pillows adorned with the team's logo, according to media Club Internacional posted a message of condolence on X, saying it had learned "with enormous sadness of her passing" and celebrated her life, which it said was based on kindness, faith and love of the football Rita Fernandes Barbosa, a co-ordinator at the religious home where Sister Inah lived, told RBS TV that the 116-year-old had enjoyed good health for most of her Rita said the nun had any surgeries until she underwent a cataract operation aged family said that she could not hear or see very well towards the end of her life but that she enjoyed sticking to a routine."She liked to get up, eat, and pray and sleep at the same time each day," her relatives told Brazilian TV. A fellow Teresian nun said that Sister Inah "never complained"."She is very grateful, and good-humoured," Sister Terezinha Aragon told Brazilian TV in January when Sister Inah became the world's oldest person after the death of the previous holder of the title, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka at the age of 116. Born on 8 June 1908, Sister Inah had a religious vocation from early on in her life, joining a religious boarding school at the age of 16. She lived in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, for some time before taking her vows but returned to Brazil in 1930, where she taught Portuguese and maths at a school in Rita put the 116-year-old's longevity down to discipline. "Discipline in her work and in her life, she always worked a lot and was always very sociable and welcoming."
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
World's oldest person dies aged 116 – British woman now holds record
Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun recognised as the world's oldest person, has died at the age of 116. The Congregation of Teresian Sisters of Brazil announced her death in a statement, praising her life of 'dedication and devotion.' Born on 8 June 1908, she became the world's oldest person earlier this year following the death of Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, who also died aged 116. On her 110th birthday, Lucas received a special blessing from Pope Francis, who died last week aged 88. When asked about the secret to her longevity, she attributed it to God: "He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything.' The nun was also a fan of the Sport Club Internacional football club in Porto Alegre. The club paid tribute to her in a post on X, celebrating her "legacy of spirituality and compassion.' It is also worth noting that Brazil is also home to the oldest man in the world. João Marinho Neto from Ceara, who is 112 years old, has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest man in the world. With the death of Inah Canabarro Lucas, the title of the oldest person in the world now passes to Ethel Caterham, a resident of Surrey, England, who is now 115 years and 252 days old, according to the US-based Gerontological Research Group (GRG) and the LongeviQuest database. Born on 21 August 1909, in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, Caterham is thought to be the last surviving subject of Edward VII. Upon turning 115 last year, she became only the third British person to ever reach this age.
