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Maria do Carmo Fernandes
Maria do Carmo Fernandes
Maria do Carmo Fernandes at the age of 110 in 2012.
Birth: 23 January 1902
Carvalhal, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Death: 21 February 2012
Carvalhal, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Age: 110 years, 29 days
Country: PortugalPOR
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Maria do Carmo Fernandes (23 January 1902 – 21 February 2012) was a Portuguese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

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Fernandes was born in Carvalhal, Sertã, Castelo Branco, Portugal, on 23 January 1902. She was born illegitimate, daughter of Rosalina do Carmo who was single.

Maria do Carmo Fernandes married Antonio Fernandes in 1934 and widowed in 1960, at the age of 58. She was also known as "Maria Rosalina".

Fernandes died in Carvalhal, Serta, Portugal, on 21 February 2012, at the age of 110 years, 29 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest known living person in Portugal, behind Carmelina Augusta Delgado.

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