| Maria Dolores Ferreira | |
 Dolores Ferreira at the age of 110 | |
| Birth: | 22 July 1902 Sequeade, Barcelos, Braga District, Portugal |
| Death: | 31 July 2013 Encourados, Barcelos, Braga District, Portugal |
| Age: | 111 years, 9 days |
| Country: |  POR
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| Validated | |
Maria Dolores Ferreira (22 July 1902 – 31 July 2013) was a Portuguese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Portugal.
Biography[]
Maria Dolores Ferreira was born in Sequeade, Barcelos, Portugal on 22 July 1902. She was the daughter of Jose Ferreira da Rocha (October 1864 – 9 March 1951) and Luisa da Silva Gomes (15 May 1872 – 5 May 1960). Her parents married in 1900. She married Josue Aires Lopes on 27 April 1923. Her husband died in 1948. She lived in Encourados, Barcelos, Portugal and was known by the population of the village as "Mariazinha". The couple had 10 children, 5 of them died at an early age.
Dolores Ferreira was lucid until she was 107 years of age. She said the secret to her longevity was to drink 3 coffees a day.
Following the death of 112-year-old Carmelina Augusta Delgado on 19 May 2013, she became the oldest known living person in Portugal.
Maria Dolores Ferreira died in Encourados, Braga District, Portugal on 31 July 2013 at the age of 111 years, 9 days.
Gallery[]
References[]
- Baptism record - (nº3)
- Café é o segredo para os 110 anos Correio da Manhã, 22 July 2012
- Festeja os 110 anos em família (COM VÍDEO) Correio da Manhã, 23 July 2012
- Morreu a mais idosa do País Correio da Manhã, 3 August 2013
| 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 |