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 Inacia Carmelino on her 111th birthday in 2022. | |
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Maria Inacia Coelho Pinto Carmelino [Portuguese: Inácia] (17 June 1911 – 20 August 2023) was an Angolan-Portuguese supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in 2022. At the time of her death, she was the oldest (known) living person in Portugal, as well as the last (known) living Portuguese person born in 1911.
Biography[]
Inacia Carmelino was born in Vila Nova, Huambo, Portuguese Angola (currently Angola), on 17 June 1911. Her father was Portuguese and her mother was Angolan. At some point in her life she got married and the couple had 13 children, of which 6 are alive in 2022. She has 52 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
Due to the Portuguese Colonial War, Inacia and her family fled to Portugal.
In June 2022, she celebrated her 111th birthday. She attributes her longevity to avoiding tobacco and alcohol, and getting lots of sleep.
Carmelino speaks fluently in Portuguese and Umbundu, and at the age 111 she talks in video calls with friends and dances to the sound of Angolan music.
She became the oldest known living person in Portugal, following the death of 112-year-old Isabel Gomes Sarmento on 12 January 2023.
Inacia Carmelino died in the parish of Ajuda, Lisbon, Portugal on 20 August 2023 at the age of 112 years, 64 days. Following her death, then-110-year-old Maria da Conceicao Brito became the oldest known living person in Portugal.
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References[]
- 2022 validations, Gerontology Research Group
- Minha Mãe e a figura Mais Ilustre k completou hoje 106 anos...a Nossa Avó..., Sao Marques (Facebook), 17 June 2017
- A Nossa Avó oriunda da Vila Nova, está de parabéns, completa hoje 106 anos..., Sao Marques (Facebook), 17 June 2017
- My grandma celebrating today her 108th birthday on the 17th this month!! Ana De Abreu (Facebook), 22 June 2019
- Happy 109th Birthday to my grandmother Inacia who lives in Portugal! Ana De Abreu (Facebook), 17 June 2020
- Tirada hoje no dia do seu aniversário 109 anos, Sao Marques (Facebook), 17 June 2020
- I want to wish my grandma Inacia a very Happy 110th Birthday for today! Ana De Abreu (Facebook), 17 June 2021
- Se ela dissesse qual o segredo dos seus 110 anos, já não cabiamos todos no planeta..., Sao Marques (Facebook), 17 June 2021
- “Assistiu à primeira ida do homem à lua, conheceu 10 Papas, viu cair o muro de Berlim” – Inácia Carmelino celebra 111 anos SIC, 17 June 2022
- Os 111 anos de Dona Inácia - Junta de Freguesia Ajuda (Facebook), 17 June 2022
- Dona Maria Inácia - 112 anos, Junta de freguesia Ajuda (Facebook), 17 June 2023
- Death mention Junta de freguesia Ajuda (Facebook), 22 August 2023
| Portugal's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Maria da Conceicao Silva • Unknown • Maria Alves de Jesus • Unknown • Maria Pereira • Unknown • Custodia Jacinto • Unknown • Mariana Chiromo • Unknown • Elvira de Jesus Caldeira • Jose Ferreira Andrade • Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes • Maria de Jesus • Augusto Moreira de Oliveira • Antonio de Castro • Maria Luiza Nunes da Silva • Carmelina Augusta Delgado • Maria Dolores Ferreira • Laurinda da Conceicao • Maria da Conceicao • Joaquina Martins • Romana Marques • Maria da Encarnacao Sousa • Isabel Gomes Sarmento • Inacia Carmelino • Maria da Conceicao Brito |