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18/04/2026 1:08 am
BRAZILIAN WOMAN MARIA JOSÉ GUIMARÃES TURNS 111
Maria José Guimarães, a resident of Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, celebrated her 111th birthday on 16 April.
Maria José Guimarães was born on 16 April 1915 in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, to Portuguese immigrant parents Cândido dos Santos Fernandes (1870 – 1949) and Maria Ventura Fernandes (1879 – 1971).
On 6 February 1932, she married Lauro Guimarães (1912 – 1989), and the couple had seven children.
Her age was verified by Stefan Maglov, Gabriel Ainsworth, Iara Souza, with assistance of her family, and validated by LongeviQuest on 14 March 2026.
Photos and videos are courtesy of the nursing home.
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18/04/2026 10:15 am
Feliz aniversário, Sra. Maria José Guimarães! 🌻
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude