| Álida Victória Grubba Rudge | |
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Alida Victoria Grubba Rudge (born 10 July 1903) is a Brazilian supercentenarian who, at the age of 120 years, 283 days, is the oldest verified living person in Brazil and the second oldest living person in South America. She is the 2nd verified supercentenarian from Brazil after Maria Gomes Valentim.
Biography
She was born in Jaraguá do Sul, in the Brazilian state Santa Catarina. Her father was Bernard Grubba and her mother was Maria (née Moser) Grubba. In 1905, Bernard built a mansion in which Álida currently resides. She was the 2nd oldest out of 7 children in total. She married Manoel Rudge and the couple had a son named Adhemar, born 25 October 1926. He is a retired colonel in the Brazilian army and resides in Sao Paolo. Álida became a widow in 1953.
In 2012, due to old age, she became unable to walk. On her 111th birthday, it was mentioned that she takes daily medication against cholesterol, anaemia, diabetes and high blood pressure.
References
- A Noticia 9 July 2011
- OCP Online 10 July 2014