Ms. Maria Alves Ribeiro sadly passed away in Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 20 May 2026, aged 108 years, 337 days.
She was born on 17 June 1917, at Fazenda Boa Vista, Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Her age was validated by LongeviQuest on 6 July 2025.
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
Descanse em paz, Sra. Alves Ribeiro.
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