| Maria Antonia Vaz | |
 Maria Antonia Vaz on her 110th birthday in 2021. | |
| Birth: | 5 December 1911? Mariopolis, Parana, Brazil |
| Age: | 113 years, 46 days? |
| Country: |  BRA
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| Unvalidated | |
Maria Antonia Vaz [Portuguese: Antônia] (born 5 December 1911), also known as Vo Antonia [Portuguese: Vó Antônia], is a Brazilian supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Maria Antonia Vaz was born in Mariopolis, Parana, Brazil on 5 December 1911. One of her sons died at age 4 of typhoid fever. In 1988, she voted in the first municipal elections in Mariopolis.
In 2020, Vaz was living with five family members, including her granddaughter Claudia Natalina de Oliveira. At the time, she was in good health, as she hadn't high blood pressure of diabete, and was reported to rarely fell ill.
In March 2020, during the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, Vaz made videos on social medias for warning people about the dangers of coronavirus. She also gave advices, like using hand sanitizer. After the pandemic, she said she would see her friends, walking and ride a motorbike.
On 15 November 2020, Vaz voted during 2020 Brazilian municipal elections in Pato Branco. On 12 February 2021, aged of 109, she received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, making her one of the oldest (known) people to receive it.
Maria Antonia Vaz currently lives in Pato Branco, Parana, Brazil, at the age of 113 years, 46 days.
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References[]
- Vó Antonia Vaz Facebook Profile
- Sudoestina de nascimento, Vó Antonia concretiza o sonho de voar Jornal de Beltrão, 24 November 2014
- HOMENAGEM PATO FUTSAL PARA VÓ ANTÔNIA, QUE COMPLETA 108 ANOS Youtube (Rádio Itapuã), 5 December 2019
- Nossa homenagem para dona Antônia, que completou 108 anos Pato Futsal on Facebook, 7 December 2019
- Aos 108, ela alerta idosos em vídeo sobre coronavírus: "Perigo está na rua" UOL Universa, 28 March 2020
- Eleitora de 108 anos vota em Pato Branco Rádio Cultura Foz, 15 November 2020
- 'É muito importante e é de graça', diz vó de 109 anos após tomar vacina contra a Covid-19 Globo, 12 February 2021
- (...)comemora-se o “Dia Municipal das Pessoas Centenárias” Câmara Municipal de Pato Branco on Facebook, 30 September 2021
- Centenários de Pato Branco recebem homenagem na Câmara de Vereadores Câmara Municipal de Pato Branco, 30 September 2021
- 110 anos da Vó Antônia "CIDADE AMIGA DO IDOSO - Pato Branco/PR" on Facebook, 6 December 2021
- 111th birthday confirmation, 13 December 2022