World’s Oldest Person, Brazilian Nun, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at 116

      The World’s Oldest person, Brazilian Nun, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas has passed away on 30th April 2025 at the age of 116.
      She was born on 8th June 1908 in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As reported by her nephew, Sister Canabarro’s name was officially registered two weeks after her birth indicating that she was actually born on 27th of May. She entered the religious life as a nun in her early 20s and devoted her entire life to her faith. According to Longevi Quest, she once said, “(God) is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything.” She received blessings from Pope Francis on her 110th birthday in 2018. Canabarro also joined the Teresian Sisters in 1927 and spent much of her years teaching across schools in Brazil.
      Sister Canabarro was a big soccer fan. She celebrated her 116th birthday wearing the scarf of her favorite soccer team. She also had a collection of jerseys of the Sport Club Internacional football  club and pillows with her favorite team’s logo imprinted on it. Her family reported that her vision and hearing had greatly diminished in her final years. Further they added that she enjoyed her meals, prayed and slept almost at the same time everyday.
      According to Guiness World Records, with the passing of Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, the title of the World’s Oldest living person now belongs to the British woman, Ethel Caterham at age 115 years and 252 days.