A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.

The world's oldest living person has been revealed - and she is a 116-year-old nun from Brazil. Sister Inah Canabarro, who was born on 8 June 1908, became the world's oldest person following the death of a woman from Japan on 29 December.

After the death of Japan's Tomiko Itooka in December 2024, 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas became the world's oldest living person.

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A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn’t think she would survive childhood,

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