| Maria Gomes Valentim | |
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| Birth: | 9 July 1896 Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Death: | 21 June 2011 Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Age: | 114 years, 347 days |
| Country: |  BRA
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| Validated | |
Maria Gomes Valentim (née da Silva; 9 July 1896 – 21 June 2011) was a validated Brazilian supercentenarian who was the world's oldest validated living person from 4 November 2010, upon the death of Eugenie Blanchard, to her own death on 21 June 2011. She was the only validated supercentenarian from Brazil until the validation of Alida Grubba Rudge on 28 July 2015.
Biography
She was born in Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil on 9 July 1896. Her parents were Washington Gomes da Silva and Iduina Gomes da Silva. Her father died 13 days before turning 99 years.
She married Joao Valentim in 1913 at the age of 17. Joao died in 1946, becoming a widow at the age of 50. The couple had one son, who died at the age of 75.
After Eugenie Blanchard died on 4 November 2010, Maria, at the age of 114, became the world's oldest person. However, her claim wasn't validated until 18 May 2011. Gomes Valentim was the oldest validated person from Brazil until Francisca Celsa dos Santos surpassed her age in October 2019.
Gomes Valentim died of pneumonia and a generalized infection at the Carangola Charity House in Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil on 21 June 2011 at the age of 114 years, 347 days. At time of her death, she had four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
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References
- Gerontology Research Group
- The World’s ‘New’ Oldest Woman: Brazil’s Maria Gomes Valentim, 114
- 'World's oldest person' dies at 114 in Brazil BBC News
- Maria Gomes Silva Valentim Find A Grave
| Brazil's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Maria Gomes Valentim • Unknown • Alida Grubba Rudge • Luzia Mohrs • Francisca Celsa dos Santos • |
