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Candida Rodrigues de Jesus
Candida Rodrigues de Jesus
Rodrigues de Jesus at the age of 111
Birth: 26 January 1867
Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Death: 12 March 1978
Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Age: 111 years, 45 days
Country: BrazilBRA
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Candida Rodrigues de Jesus [Portuguese: Cândida Rodrigues de Jesus] (26 January 1867 – 12 March 1978) was a Brazilian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known living person from Brazil at the time of her death.

Biography[]

Candida Rodrigues de Jesus was born in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil on 26 January 1867. Her parents were Manoel and Maria. She had 14 siblings and another 13 half-siblings on her father's side.

Her father worked as a Colonel. She married Francisco Carrijo Peixoto da Cunha. One of her nieces died at the age of 108.

Candida Rodrigues de Jesus died in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil on 12 March 1978 at the age of 111 years, 45 days.

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