Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a wheelchair-bound nun from Brazil, has been declared the world's oldest person by LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks supercentenarians. Born in 1908, Lucas attributes her longevity to her Catholic faith and maintains a positive outlook despite recent health challenges.
LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks supercentenarians around the globe, released a statement on Saturday declaring the wheelchair-bound nun the world's oldest person validated by early life records.Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas was so skinny growing up that many didn't think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The Associated Press.
“I'm young, pretty and friendly — all very good, positive qualities that you have too,” the Teresian nun tells the visitors to her retirement home in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. 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.
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.— which was founded after Lucas's birth — she explains that she chose this club because it represents the people: “Whether rich or poor, it doesn’t matter— it’s for the people!” she says.
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