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Matsu Uechi
Matsu Uechi
Matsu Uechi on her 110th birthday in 2013
Birth: 11 December 1903
Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Death: 10 February 2014
Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo State, Brazil
Age: 110 years, 61 days
Country: JapanJPNBrazilBRA
Unvalidated

Matsu Uechi (11 December 1903 – 10 February 2014) was a Japanese-Brazilian supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Matsu Uechi was born in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on 11 December 1903. She migrated to Brazil in 1922. In 1925, she married Kankiti Uechi. The couple had seven children in total, two of whom died shortly after birth. Kankiti Uechi died at the age of 51 years. 

Uechi died in Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo State, Brazil on 10 February 2014 at the age of 110 years, 61 days. She was survived by four children, 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

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