| Rosa Candida de Amorim | |
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| Birth: | 7 September 1904 Brazil |
| Death: | 30 August 2017 Brazil |
| Age: | 112 years, 357 days |
| Country: |  BRA
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| Unvalidated | |
Rosa Candida de Amorim (7 September 1904 – 30 August 2017) was a Brazilian supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Rosa Candida de Amorim was born in Lamarao, Bahia, Brazil, on 7 September 1904, She came to Alagoinhas at the age of seven. She married Antonio Lino de Amorim in Bico, on 25 February 1924. The couple had four children, already deceased, among them Haydee Amorim, a teacher and lawyer who was a notable person in the city history.
Widowed since 28 July 1988, she was the matriarch of one of the largest families in the city, including 32 grandchildren, 64 great-grandchildren, 45 great-great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. In her youth, she was a cigar maker at the Amerino Portugal factory and the most qualified baker.
Rosa Amorim had always been a restless and willing woman, a constant presence in social and religious events. Now more accommodated, she enjoyed the well-deserved privilege of receiving religious celebrations at home, thanks to the care of the members of the Parish of Santo Antonio, with the right to concelebrated Mass by Bishop Paulo Romeu and Emeritus Dom Jaime Mota de Farias, at his granddaughter's house. Lucia, with whom she resided. With the experience of its 112 years, he was related to the most important political personalities of the city such as Tonico Martins, Mario Cravo, Saturnino Ribeiro, Pedro Dorea, Jairo Maia, Murilo Cavalcante, Antonio Carneiro, Miguel Fontes, Jose Azi (his Lamarao), Chico Reis, Joao F POOL, Joseildo Ramos, Paulo Cezar, and Judelio Carmo, whose campaigns she was keen to participate.
In full enjoyment of lucidity, she liked books, especially religious. She watched television moderately, still cheered for her Bahia, did not dispense the daily consumption of a good wine and was a "good mouth" for boiled egg with farofa, feijoada, and other foods. Robust and healthy, although with very rare health problems, she did not dispense the care of doctor Linaldo Rabelo, an ever-present friend.
Happy, happy and always well with life, Rosa Amorim still found time to philosophize, being the author of verses, such as: “Why buy so much clothes, if we have only one body? We were born naked, we are dressed and that's how we came. ”
As for material goods, she had no concern about saving and even tipped, yes. According to her, "when we die we don't take anything because the coffin has no drawer."
Rosa Amorim died nine days before her 113th birthday on 30 August 2017 at the claimed age of 112 years, 357 days.