| Antonia Santa Cruz | |
 Antonia Santa Cruz at 114 | |
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Antonia Santa Cruz (born 13 June 1905) is a Brazilian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Antonia Santa Cruz claims to have been born on a farm that then belonged to Queimadas, near Santaluz, Bahia, Brazil, on 13 June 1905. Her parents were Francisco Pereira de Santa’Anna and Anna Maria de Jesus. She was born on the feast day of Saint Anthony, which is why her parents named her Antonia. She had 11 children. She also adopted her nephew, Jose Luiz Medrado (aged 64 in December 2019).
In 2017, she had 68 grandchildren, 110 great-grandchildren and 35 great-great-grandchildren. In December 2019, she had a 104-year-old sister living in Rio de Janeiro. If she were verified she would be the second oldest living person in Brazil.
Antonia Santa Cruz currently lives with her 81-year-old daughter, Maria Medrado in Salgadalia, Conceicao do Coite, Bahia, Brazil, at the age of 118 years, 310 days.
She is the second-oldest living person in Brazil, behind Francisca Celsa dos Santos and the fifth oldest living person in the world
References
- 110 birthday Facebook Post, 14 June 2015
- salgadense-completa-112-anos salgadalia, 14 June 2017
- 113 years mention Facebook Post, 23 June 2018
- Uma das mulheres mais velhas do Brasil reside em Coité, você sabia? Calila Noticias, 27 December 2019
- 115 birthday Facebook Post#1, 13 June 2020
- 115 birthday Facebook Post#2, 13 June 2020
- Salgadália – Dona Antônia Santa Cruz completa 115 anos. Ela tem cuidados redobrados (Vídeo) Calila Noticias, 13 June 2020
Gallery
| Brazil's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Anisio Rodrigues Alves • Placida Maria do Livramento • Ana Nogueira de Lucas • Maria Gomes Valentim • Maria Amorim Gularte • Francisca Simao • Luzia Mohrs • Francisca Celsa dos Santos • Antonia da Santa Cruz • Inah Canabarro Lucas |